Details
PUBLISHED
[United States] : Enslow Publishing, LLC, 2015
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DESCRIPTION
1 online resource
ISBN/ISSN
9780766061569 MWT15612198, 0766061566 15612198
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
"I know why the caged bird sings," wrote Paul Laurence Dunbar in "Sympathy," one of his best-loved poems. Author Catherine Reef paints a rich and memorable portrait of the first African American to earn his living as a writer. Born in 1872 to former slaves, Dunbar touched the nation with poetry that portrayed the sorrows and the joys of African-American life. Dunbar's work spoke directly to the hearts of his readers, and his legacy inspired the generation of African-American poets who followed
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