Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar

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Paul Laurence Dunbar

Living place: Dayton

Birthday: 27-6-1872

Global rank: #37930

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Who is Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar?
African-American poet and author known for dialect-heavy poetic works such as Oak and Ivy and Lyrics of Humble Life. His fictional works include Unscrambled (novel) and Folks From Dixie (short stories).
The first African-American poet to rise to national fame, he was highly regarded by Frederick Douglass.
 
 

Young / Before famous

He was one of the few black students in Dayton High School, Ohio, and he graduated near the top of his class.

Family life info

His parents began their lives as slaves, and his father fought with the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment during the Civil War. He was married to Alice Dunbar Nelson from 1898 until his death.

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Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar?
He paved the way for Langston Hughes and other famous African-American poets.

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When was Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar born?
Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in 27-6-1872, death year is , at the age of 152.
Where is Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Paul Laurence Dunbar was born in Dayton, Ohio- United States. is a Poet, whose Zodiac is Cancer, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Monkey. Paul Laurence Dunbar's global rank is 37930 and whose rank is 104 in list of famous Poet.
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Events in 1872 and 27-6

Birthday Paul Laurence Dunbar (27-6) in history

  • Day 27-6 year 1844: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founder Joseph Smith was murdered by a mob in Carthage, Ill.
  • Day 27-6 year 1898: Joshua Slocum became the first person to successfully circumnavigate the earth alone when he landed his sloop Spray in Newport, R.I., a 46,000-mile trip.
  • Day 27-6 year 1922: The Newbery Medal for children’s literature was first awarded.
  • Day 27-6 year 1950: President Harry S. Truman ordered the Air Force and Navy into the Korean War.
  • Day 27-6 year 1954: The world's first atomic power station opened at Obninsk, near Moscow.
  • Day 27-6 year 1969: Police and gays clashed at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, fostering the gay rights movement.
  • Day 27-6 year 1985: The legendary Route 66, running from Chicago to Santa Monica, Calif., was decertified, the victim of the Interstate Highway System.
  • Day 27-6 year 2003: The national do-not-call registry, formed to combat unwanted telemarketing calls and administered by the Federal Trade Commission, enrolled almost three-quarters of a million phone numbers on its first day.
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