... well as African American heroes during that time. Dunbar was a very versatile writer and included comedic, sentimental, dialect and Standard English in his poems. Although Dunbar is often criticized for rarely discussing racial stereotypes and discrimination in his writings, Dunbar's work will forever be remembered, and he will ... An author and lecturer, Frances Harper was born of free parents in 1825 and began to write poetry about race and antislavery in 1854. Harper's books include Poems on Miscellaneous Subjects (1854); Moses: A Story of the Nile (1869); and Iola Leroy, or Shadows Up...

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• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... attended Lincoln University and graduated in 1930). In 1923 Hughes left New York for Africa. It was around this time that Langston wrote "I" too" one of his most powerful and famous poems. Throughout his life he also toured many parts of the world holding odd jobs and living in many different cultures; including Asia, Haiti and Cuba. As well as being a highly ... recognized poet he was also a novelist, reporter, translator, playwright and a short story writer. The poems I choose are "I, too" and "Let America be America again". Each one of these works is challenging and both seem to have...

• Word Count: 710
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... .These were all on enemies, allies, treaties signed, participation in wars, and status under U.S. law. I also made a flag, helped make another poster, and found and typed up some Native American poems. During looking up the information for this project I learned many things. One of these things is that Americans in general were very cruel to the Native Americans. Two people in ... killed 200 Native Americans, mostly women and children. Custer killed and scalped many Native Americans but was killed at Little Bighorn, one of the Native Americans biggest wins, and most famous battles. I als...

• Word Count: 409
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... pages long. He started the first circulating library in America, founded a college that later became the University of Pennsylvania, made some popular furniture, and studied the laws of electricity-the famous night kite flying experiment. Another important reason for remembering Benjamin Franklin is that he achieved these accomplishments only after great perseverance. Franklin was born into a poor family and had to ... 's roles. He called Franklin, "Printer, postmaster, almanac maker, essayist, chemist, orator...." Melville ended with the one role that Franklin ignored: he "was everythin...

• Word Count: 587
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School