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 experience of Black Americans at the turn of ...

Gene Jarrett, Princeton’s dean of the faculty and the William S. Tod Professor of English, has taught students about Paul Laurence Dunbar for two decades and published book articles and chapters on ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The civil legal matter involving a former Paul Laurence Dunbar principal has been resolved, according to the former principal's attorney. Marlon Ball filed a lawsuit ...

DAYTON – Paul Laurence Dunbar wasn’t the most famous member of the Dayton Central High School Class of 1890. But he left as big a mark on the world, in his own way, as did his classmate ...

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 experience of Black Americans at the turn ...

Labyrinth Books in Princeton, New Jersey, hosted this event. Author Gene Jarrett discussed the life of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first African American writers to garner international ...

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 ...