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 ...

Dunbar is most famous for a line from his poem “Sympathy” — “I know why the caged bird sings” — which was used as the title of Maya Angelou’s autobiography, as well as for his poem, “We Wear the Mask, ...

Discover the complex life and legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar, the first African American to gain national fame as a writer. This documentary explores Dunbar's pioneering work, including his iconic ...

A documentary on the life and legacy of the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer. Born to former slaves in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), is best remembered for ...

The poetry of Paul Laurence Dunbar and the influence of African aesthetics: Dunbar's poems and the tradition of masking / Lena Ampadu -- National memory and the arts in Paul Laurence Dunbar's war ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The Neon theater in Dayton is celebrating Black History Month with a special movie showing on Thursday. The Neon has a 6 p.m. screening of the documentary, “Paul Laurence Dunbar: ...