Paul Laurence Dunbar was only 33 years old when he died in 1906. In his short yet prolific life, Dunbar used folk dialect to give voice and dignity to the experiences of Black Americans at the ...

In these parts, we are pretty familiar with Paul Laurence Dunbar’s name. More than 560 students attend Dayton’s Paul Laurence Dunbar Early College High School. And we aren’t the only ones ...

MASSILLON − Ohio-born poet Paul Laurence Dunbar will be in the spotlight on Feb. 23. Dunbar, a Dayton native, is legendary in the poetry community, hailed by event organizers as "your favorite ...

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Born to former slaves in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), is best remembered for his poem, "We Wear the Mask” and for lines from “Sympathy” that became the title of Maya ...

Dunbar also penned one of the most iconic phrases in Black literature – “I know why the caged bird sings” – his poem “Sympathy.” “… When his wing is bruised and his bosom sore ...