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Paul Laurence Dunbar Papers
Description: Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote this poem titled "Morning" in 1905. The manuscript poem is part of a larger Paul Laurence Dunbar Collection held by the Ohio History Connection. It measures 8.5 by 11 inches (22 by 28 cm). Dunbar (1872-1906) is acknowledged as the first significant African American poet in the United States. He was born Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves. After high school, the Wright brothers (Orville and Wilbur) assisted Dunbar in publishing the Dayton Tattler, an African American newspaper. His first book of poetry, titled "Oak and Ivy," was published in 1893. It was followed by "Lyrics of a Lowly Life," "Majors and Minors," ten other books of poetry, four books of short stories, five novels and a play, before Dunbar's death in 1906. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1393_1543821_003
Subjects: Literary Ohio; Authors; Poetry; Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906
Places: Dayton (Ohio); Montgomery County (Ohio)