Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar was the first Black American writer to achieve national literary fame, writing both dialect poetry and social fiction about African American life in the post-Reconstruction era. His novel The Sport of the Gods anticipated the Great Migration narrative.
Works
- The Sport of the GodsNovel of African American family destroyed by wealth and city corruption
- The Uncalled
- The Love of Landry
- Folks from Dixie
- The Strength of Gideon
- Lyrics of Lowly LifePoetry collection of African American dialect verse and spiritual themes
- Lyrics of the HearthsidePoetry collection exploring African American life, love, and domestic experience
- Candle-Lightin' Time
- Complete PoemsComprehensive collected works of African American poet and author