Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond The Mask

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With funding support by Ohio Humanities and additional support by Case Western Reserve University, filmmaker Frederick Lewis presents, Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask. This feature-length film examines Dunbar’s life as well as his legacy as one of the first influential black poets of American 20th century literature. The Fedb 9 premiere begins at 5 p.m. in the Tinkham Veale Center Ballroom, 11038 Bellflower Road. Lewis will host a Q&A immediately afterward.
Born in Dayton, Ohio, many of his poems and short stories reflected a 'black' dialectic manner primarily associated with the rural south. A prolific writer, he struggled to find a balance that would both appeal to his largely white readership yet sincerely express the African American
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