ENGL 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Affix, Sestet, Ice Cream Parlor
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Son of a former slave that escaped using underground railroad. Mother matilda raised son on her own and worked hard to be able to send him to high school. He was the only african american in his class. He was a member of the school paper and elected president of the literature club. Published his own paper, yet couldn"t find a job in literature so took a job as an elevator boy. Sold all 500 copies of oak and ivy and repaid debt to publisher. Reached fame but life started to fall apart. Dunbar developed tb and had drinking problem. Separated from his wife and never saw her again. First african american writer to achieve fame as writer. Schools, parks, streets, and other things named after him. State bought his mothers house and made it museum. A debt we pay to human guile(to deceive).
