This collection contains the Complete poetic works of Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was among the first African Americans to gain wide renown for literature in the United States. military and life a.
His father, who managed to escape slavery, was an early enlistee who fight for the Union army in the American Civil War - a fact which profoundly influenced his son\'s outlook upon the U.
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A poet of unquestionable skill and ability, Paul Laurence Dunbar was the son of two former slaves.
This collection contains the Complete poetic works of Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was among the first African Americans to gain wide renown for literature in the United States