High School Times, as well as the Tomfoolery, another newspaper.
Dunbar's education was not limited at all for the time period that he was in.
school. Unlike many other children at his time, he attended all of elementary, middle,.
and high school. Dunbar's high school experience paved the way for his writing career,.
as he was becoming better recognized and success was beginning to come his way.
Although he was an exceptional student, he was unable to continue his education after.
high school because of money issues. Since he could not continue to higher education,.
after attending high school Dunbar took up a job working the elevators at hotels. This.
did not last very long, though, and after a few months Dunbar was offered to recite some.
of his work at the Western Association of Writers. His recitation at the Association.
gained Dunbar a greater amount of respect as a writer, and at that time he was beginning.
to become a bit more well-known. His poems impressed his fans greatly and often times.
he would present and later receive encouragement and advice from his audiences. These.
experiences helped Dunbar publish one of his first collections of his work called Oak and.
Ivy. Now into late 1893, Dunbar moved to Chicago to find work. At that time, he met.
Frederick Douglass and was asked (by Douglass) to be an apprentice at the World's Fair.
in Chicago. Following the World's Fair, in 1894 Dunbar was asked to aid in teaching.
literature and English in a high school in Washington D.C., an offer which he accepted. .
Throughout his experiences, Dunbar was always in touch with Douglass, who acted as a.
sort of mentor to the young writer. Many times, Douglass was quoted saying that he felt.
Dunbar was "the most promising young colored man in America." (Jack Gloekler).
Dunbar's decision to start writing was natural to him. In my opinion, he was.
strongly influenced throughout his entire life. Starting off from when he was really.
Paul Laurence Dunbar sums it up best in his poem, We Wear the Mask. ... In We Wear the Mask, Dunbar appears to be speaking directly to Dr. Martin L. ... Like Dunbar, King wears a mask which grins and lies. ...