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| Editor's Note: Paul Laurence Dunbar was the second African-American poet of distinction, the first being Phillis Wheatley. Dunbar wrote extensively in the Negro dialect that evolved during the slave years and lasted into the early 20th century. I include some of these poems, not because I have any nostalgia for those awful times, but because they are charming and beautiful. I also feel that they exemplify the dignity of African-Americans under those harsh conditions. Sadly, Dunbar died at a young age. |
