Paul Laurence Dunbar "Rain Songs" manuscript, circa 1895.

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Paul Laurence Dunbar "Rain Songs" manuscript, circa 1895.

Manuscript of Dunbar's poem "Rain Songs," signed by the author. At the top of the page is his address in Brooklyn, N.Y.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7144435

Cornell University Library

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Dunbar, Paul Laurence, 1872-1906

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Poet and author. From the description of Papers of Paul Laurence Dunbar, 1873-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067921 Paul Laurence Dunbar of Dayton, Ohio, was an African-American writer of fiction, poetry, and plays. Dunbar is widely acknowledged as the first important black poet in American literature. He also worked at the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C, as an assistant clerk, 1897-1898. From the description of Paul Laurence Dunbar letters and leaf...