40 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, America had yet to reach her promise to all citizens. So the day had come, when a prolific writer and poet called to the world. He reminded us all that we ought not lack our most sacred virtues...compassion and sympathy.
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask is a documentary on the life and legacy of the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer. Born to former slaves in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), is best remembered for his poem, “We Wear the Mask” and for lines from “Sympathy” that became the title of Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
Directed by Frederick Lewis, 105mins, 2020, USA, Documentary, English
- Year2020
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorFrederick Lewis
40 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, America had yet to reach her promise to all citizens. So the day had come, when a prolific writer and poet called to the world. He reminded us all that we ought not lack our most sacred virtues...compassion and sympathy.
Paul Laurence Dunbar: Beyond the Mask is a documentary on the life and legacy of the first African American to achieve national fame as a writer. Born to former slaves in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), is best remembered for his poem, “We Wear the Mask” and for lines from “Sympathy” that became the title of Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.”
Directed by Frederick Lewis, 105mins, 2020, USA, Documentary, English
- Year2020
- Runtime105 minutes
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUnited States
- DirectorFrederick Lewis