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by: Paul Laurence Dunbar
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 811
EAN: 9781406826616
ISBN: 1406826618
Label: Echo Library
Manufacturer: Echo Library
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 348
Publication Date: January 24, 2008
Publisher: Echo Library
Sales Rank: 2151869
Studio: Echo Library
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With an introduction to Lyrics of Lowly Life.
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Rating: - "Poet Laureate of the Negro Race"
Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first great Black poet; Booker T. Washington called him the "Poet Laureate of the Negro Race". Dunbar, the son of ex-slaves, grew up in Dayton, OH, where he was friendly with the Wright Brothers. He had a successful high school career--founding editor of the school paper and elected class president of the predominantly white school--but upon graduation, he was forced to work as an elevator operator. His second book of poetry was praised by William Dean Howells and by ... Read More
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