NAME: Paul Laurence Dunbar BORN: June 27, 1872 PARENTS: Joshua Dunbar and Matilda Dunbar COMMUNITY AFFILIATIONS: born...Dayton, Ohio (Montgomery County) lived in Toledo (Lucas County) for a time OCCUPATION: author, poet DIED: February 9, 1906, Dayton, Ohio Return to Main Page Return to Name index Return to Career Index Return to County Index |
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Dunbar lived only thirty-three years, but he was a prolific writer. He produced dialect and standard English poetry, essays, short stories, and novels. Dunbar's second book, Majors and Minors, brought him international recognition.  image source: OHS |