Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, he was one of the first black poets to achieve international literary fame. While he enjoyed a reputation as an accomplished poet during his lifetime, his work received renewed interest after the Harlem Renaissance in 1931, which led to an outpouring of black writers such as Langston Hughes (1902–1967) and Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960). He wrote the lyrics for the first Broadway musical to feature an all–African-American cast, Dahomey, which made its debut in 1903. In the midst of his developing talent and at the height of his fame, he succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 33.
Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872–1906) was an American poet, novelist, and playwright. Born in Dayton, Ohio, to parents who had been slaves in Kentucky prior to the Civil War, he was one of the first black poets to achieve international literary fame. While he enjoyed a reputation as an accomplished poet during his lifetime, his work received renewed interest after the Harlem Renaissance in 1931, which led to an outpouring of black writers such as Langston Hughes (1902–1967) and Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960). He wrote the lyrics for the first Broadway musical to feature an all–African-American cast, Dahomey, which made its debut in 1903. In the midst of his developing talent and at the height of his fame, he succumbed to tuberculosis at the age of 33.
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