Today is the birthday of the great African American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906). The first African American poet to gain widespread acceptance in America, he wrote a dozen books of poetry, four novels, Â four books of short stories, and a play. The phrase “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings”, used as a book […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 02:33PM on June 27, 2013