Statements (126)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Writer
gptkb:poet gptkb:Novelist |
| gptkbp:associated_act |
gptkb:The_Colored_American_Magazine
gptkb:The_Dunbar_Literary_Society gptkb:Dunbar_Theatre gptkb:The_Dunbar_High_School Dunbar Village The African American Literary Movement |
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Harlem_Renaissance
African American literature |
| gptkbp:award |
Honorary degree from the University of Toledo
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| gptkbp:awards |
Honorary degree from the University of Dayton
NAACP Image Award (posthumously) Honorary degree from the University of Toledo |
| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
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| gptkbp:born |
June 27, 1872
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| gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:Woodland_Cemetery,_Dayton,_Ohio
gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery,_Washington,_D._C. gptkb:Woodland_Cemetery |
| gptkbp:contribution |
Exploration of African American identity
Use of dialect in poetry Exploration of racial identity Pioneering African American literature First African American to gain national recognition as a poet Influence on later African American writers Advocacy for civil rights through literature |
| gptkbp:died |
February 9, 1906
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| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Ohio_State_University
gptkb:Central_High_School,_Dayton gptkb:Central_High_School_(Dayton,_Ohio) Ohio State University (attended but did not graduate) |
| gptkbp:ethnicity |
gptkb:African_American
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
Short stories
Plays Dialect poetry Standard English poetry |
| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" I know why the caged bird sings."
" The world is a stage, and we are but players." " We wear the mask that grins and lies." " The world is a stage, and we are merely players." " I am a poet, and I am proud of it." " The heart of a man is like a garden." " I am the dream and the hope of the slave." " Life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." " The Negro speaks of rivers." " The poem is the thing that is not said." " A poet is a man who speaks to the heart of men." " Love is like a flower, it needs to be nurtured." " The soul of a man is like a river." |
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Fiction
gptkb:poetry gptkb:drama African American literature |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Paul Laurence Dunbar
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Langston_Hughes
gptkb:Zora_Neale_Hurston gptkb:Nella_Larsen gptkb:James_Weldon_Johnson gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Henry_Wadsworth_Longfellow
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass gptkb:Edgar_Allan_Poe gptkb:Walt_Whitman gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar_Sr. |
| gptkbp:known_for |
gptkb:poetry
African American literature |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:African_American_Vernacular_English
English |
| gptkbp:legacy |
gptkb:Dunbar_Literary_Society
gptkb:Dunbar_Community_Center gptkb:Dunbar_Festival gptkb:Dunbar_Memorial_Park Influence on future generations of writers Influence on future generations of poets Recognition in American literature Cultural icon in African American history Recognition as one of the first African American poets to gain national prominence Cultural impact on the Harlem Renaissance Dunbar Apartments in New York City Dunbar Bridge in Ohio Dunbar High School in Baltimore, Maryland Dunbar High School in Washington, D. C. Dunbar Village in Florida Paul Laurence Dunbar House in Dayton, Ohio Pioneer for African American literature |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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| gptkbp:notable_song |
gptkb:The_Negro_Speaks_of_Rivers
gptkb:The_Haunted_Oak gptkb:When_Malindy_Sings Sympathy An Ante-Bellum Sermon |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Haunted_Oak
gptkb:The_Sport_of_the_Gods Lyrics of a Lowly Life Sympathy Majors and Minors We Wear the Mask An Ante-Bellum Sermon Ode to Ethiopia |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:playwright
gptkb:Writer gptkb:Novelist |
| gptkbp:place_of_birth |
gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio
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| gptkbp:place_of_death |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Dayton,_Ohio |
| gptkbp:posthumous_recognition |
gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar_Memorial
gptkb:Dunbar_House_National_Historic_Site gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar_Literary_Society gptkb:Paul_Laurence_Dunbar_High_School gptkb:Dunbar_Festival gptkb:The_Dunbar_Collection |
| gptkbp:published_work |
gptkb:The_Complete_Poems_of_Paul_Laurence_Dunbar
gptkb:The_Sport_of_the_Gods Lyrics of a Lowly Life Majors and Minors Howdy, Honey, Howdy! The Heart of Happy Hollow |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Alice_Ruth_Moore
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| gptkbp:style |
Lyric poetry
Dialect poetry |
| gptkbp:work_period |
1893
1906 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Maya_Angelou
gptkb:Langston_Hughes |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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