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Dunbar, Paul Laurence (1872-1906)
African American poet, often remembered for his dialect poetry.Paul Laurence Dunbar wrote the poem, "The Poet," three years before his death in 1906 at the age of 34. Its words…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: The Revel
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: Report
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: The Contrast
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: The Change
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: Deliverance
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: Ethiopia
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: Free Labor
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: Jesus
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: Lines
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: Truth
About the Author: Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to…
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins: The Writer
Harper, Fances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911), African American writer and antislavery, women’s rights, and temperance activist. As a lecturer, activist, poet, and novelist, Harper dedicated her life to promoting social uplift—of…
George Moses Horton: A Dirge
About the Author: George Moses Horton (1797?–1883?) was an African-American slave who composed poetry. He was born into slavery on William Horton’s plantation in Northampton County, NC. As a very…
George Moses Horton: African American Poet
Horton, George Moses (b. 1797, Northampton County, N.C.; d. 1883, Philadelphia, Pa.), African American poet. George Moses Horton, who was enslaved for most of his life, has been called the…
George Moses Horton: The Rising Sun
About the Author: George Moses Horton (1797?–1883?) was an African-American slave who composed poetry. He was born into slavery on William Horton’s plantation in Northampton County, NC. As a very…
George Moses Horton: The Swan – Vain Pleasures
About the Author: George Moses Horton (1797?–1883?) was an African-American slave who composed poetry. He was born into slavery on William Horton’s plantation in Northampton County, NC. As a very…
George Moses Horton: The Traveller
About the Author: George Moses Horton (1797?–1883?) was an African-American slave who composed poetry. He was born into slavery on William Horton’s plantation in Northampton County, NC. As a very…
George Moses Horton: To Catharine
About the Author: George Moses Horton (1797?–1883?) was an African-American slave who composed poetry. He was born into slavery on William Horton’s plantation in Northampton County, NC. As a very…
