He used this money to help support himself because he was so poor (Addison). .
Dunbar had the help of many people throughout his life. He might not have made it this far if it wasn't for those great individuals. The Wright Brothers had a magnificent impact on Paul. With the help of the Wright Brothers, Dunbar published the newsletter, Dayton Tattler. Being friends with the Wright Brothers throughout school and adulthood has now made Paul an even greater success. While the Wright Brothers were making history at Kitty Hawk in 1903, Dunbar was being celebrated in the U.S. and Europe for his work as a poet and author (Gregg). Dunbar was just as celebrated as the Wright's were. .
Paul is a very famous poet because of all the work he did throughout his life. He was a poet who wrote using the dialect of his people, and African American folk language. Dunbar wrote many poems about racial discord and .
harsh Negro life. He wrote many things about plantation times, and the feelings that he had toward plantation owners. .
Since Dunbar felt strongest about race, he wrote much poetry on those issues. Paul felt that all whites and blacks should be treated equal because they are all Americans (Williams). Dunbar longed for the day when people would be judged for their work rather than by the color of their skin (Williams). He was the first man to express the life of the Negro aesthetically and lyrically (Williams). Considering that Paul's parents were slaves they told him many stories of their slavery and it all upset Paul. He wrote poetry to help express his sorrow and pain towards things such as slavery. Paul was also interested in hunting, fishing, and feast occasions like Christmas, and these were also things that inspired him to write poems. .
How are Paul's life experiences reflected in his poetry? Paul wrote poems for people that had touched his life in some way such as Harriet Beecher, Alexander Crummell, and Booker T.
