(ThyBlackMan.com) Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906 ... It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes—” Arguably Dunbar’s most famous ...

"Paul Laurence Dunbar ... [choral music] When the famous Fisk University Jubilee Singers came to Dayton, Dunbar recited several poems to an audience of more than 600. "The Dayton Herald" hired ...

The son of former slaves, Dayton-born Paul Laurence Dunbar was one of the first nationally known African-American writers. Dunbar’s father, Joshua, escaped slavery and enlisted to serve in the ...

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 ...

Tod Professor of English, has taught students about Paul Laurence Dunbar for two ... One of the lines from Dunbar’s 1899 poem “Sympathy” — “I know why the caged bird sings” — was made famous again in ...

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 ...

I recently sat down with renowned Dayton artist Willis Bing Davis to discuss the influence of poet Paul Laurence ... Dunbar’s significance alongside discussions of Dayton’s famous inventors ...

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 ...