Sunday, October 17, 2010

Paul Dunbar (1872-1906)

  • noteworthy as a forerunner to the Harlem Renaissance
  • was under the patronage of William Dean Howells, novelist and critic and editor of Harper's Weekly
  • closely associated with Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington
  • his work is known for its colorful language and use of dialect

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