Paul Laurence Dunbar Paul Laurence Dunbar was an African American writer of sixteen collections of poetry, four collections of short stories, and four novels (Miller 393). ... He speaks or slavery, rebellion, misery, and freedom in his poems and short stories. ... He got a job, which bored him enough, that he began to write poems and short stories. ... Within these two poems he is able to bring people closer to the heart of primitive human nature in his race than anyone ever before (Laryea 109). ... It is said that Dunbar played an important role in the evolution of the African - America...

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The story of Langston Hughes" life is one of great success. ... Through Hughes" works that included: poetry, short stories, novels, and political essays, Hughes brought his words to life and educated many people. ... However, what I find to be most striking about Hughes" was reading about his determined nature. ... "I've known rivers: I've known rivers ancient as the world and older than the flow Of human blood in human veins My soul has grown deep like the rivers" This poem describes how he and his family are like flowing rivers. ... He went on to write many more poem...

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This book had a very inspiring and exciting story to tell. The story is set in the time of the Civil War. ... Her strong-willed nature and "tough as nails" attitude helped set the tone for the entire book. ... The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman was published in 1972 and was written during the prime of his writing career because his first short story was published in 1956. ... The river discussed at the beginning of the story is a symbol of the human spirit. ...

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Some people are born to be certain things in life. Some are born to be doctors, some are born to be lawyers, some perhaps engineers or teachers. Some altogether different like Martin Luther King Jr. are born to be revolutionary leaders. Destined to fill the void of support for a race of people, who ...

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