Paul Laurence Dunbar Home
by Arnold Hence
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Paul Laurence Dunbar Home
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Arnold Hence
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Photograph - Digital Art Photography
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Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872-1906 was born in Dayton Ohio, the son of slaves. He was the first African-American poet to gain national and international fame through his work. He began to write stories as a child, and wrote in conventional English, African-American Vernacular English as well as German & Midwestern regional dialects. He also wrote the lyrics for "In Dahomey" the first all Black musical produced on Broadway and which later toured nationally and internationally.
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December 18th, 2015
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