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Acknowledgement
When people go to google web site and type in "Paul Laurence Dunbar," tons of web sites address will show up. Paul Laurence
Dunbar became famous not only because he is a talent poet but also he was the first African American. At that time the discrimination
between the Black and White American was apparent. Although he was an Negro, his talent and works was not only widely accepted
in the U.S. territory but also international range. His poems became famous because of its Negro Dialect which is in his pure
black blood. In addition, he makes everyone surprised in his usual English. According to Richard Le Gallienne said in his
article on Jan 18, 1914 "I have been surprised at the unexpected of much of his poetry written in usual literary English on
general poetic themes. Men whose natural medium is dialect seldom make a success in classical English."(to read more about
this article on N.Y. Times website http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?res=9907E2D81F3BE633A2575BC1A9679C946596D6CF).
He was the first poet earned his living by writing, and with his success, he was considered same with white class, a position
for a black man at that time. Dunbar only has a romantic language in his poetry, but his also tone was also romantic in fictions
and plays. His piece about civil war also reflects his Negro background and displays romantic point of about the war. (to
full read this article http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9B03E7DF1030E132A25755C0A9629C946097D6CF&oref=slogin
).
With his famous and success, Dunbar has profoundly affects numerous of poets. For example Hughes
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