Ohio History
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| First Published Work |
At the age of 18, Mr. Dunbar began a newspaper for African Americans called the Dayton Tattler. Wilber and Orville Wright (recognize them??) printed the paper for him at their print shop nearby. This was in between working an elevator job and writing poems! To the right above is his first published book of poems, Oak and Ivy. He sold it for a whole dollar.
Mr. Dunbar went on to write 14 books of poetry and 8 story books in his short life. Above are the covers of many of them. Tragically, he contracted tuberculosis early on, and died at only 33 years of age. However, Mr. Dunbar’s timeless writings and vivid poetry live on.
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| Dunbar's Books |
4 comments:
Thanks for sharing his life in your pictures and writing.
Sounds like a very influential man.
That is an interesting connection.
Very nice story of his life. I'll have to put that as a stop on my next field trip:).
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