Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first African-American to gain national eminence as a poet. Born in 1872 in Dayton, Ohio, he was the son of ex-slaves and classmate to Orville Wright of aviation fame.

aapg copy 39088020150900 Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "This biography explores the life of Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), a major nineteenth-century American poet and ...

In these parts, we are pretty familiar with Paul Laurence Dunbar’s name. More than 560 students attend Dayton’s Paul Laurence Dunbar Early College High School. And we aren’t the only ones who think we ...

In November 2022, writer, educator, and scholar Gene Jarrett’s biographical novel “Paul Laurence Dunbar: The Life and Times of a Caged Bird” finally hit book stands after 15 years of deliberate hard ...

MASSILLON − Ohio-born poet Paul Laurence Dunbar will be in the spotlight on Feb. 23. Dunbar, a Dayton native, is legendary in the poetry community, hailed by event organizers as "your favorite poet's ...