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Alice Dunbar-Nelson

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Alice Dunbar-Nelson (1875–1935) was a writer of poems and short stories, a journalist, and an activist. A woman of African American, Anglo, Native American, and Creole heritage, she was born in New Orleans and was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. She was married three times and also had romantic relationships with women throughout her life. Dunbar-Nelson’s writings often engaged with topics of racism, sexism, and bisexuality.

Alice Dunbar-Nelson Books

Prize Poems by Women of the Harlem Renaissance book cover

Prize Poems by Women of the Harlem Renaissance

Karen Rae Levine
The Goodness of St. Rocque book cover

The Goodness of St. Rocque

Alice Dunbar-Nelson
The Complete Short Stories of Alice Dunbar Nelson book cover

The Complete Short Stories of Alice Dunbar Nelson

Alice Dunbar Nelson
Violets and Other Tales book cover

Violets and Other Tales

Alice Dunbar Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar book cover

Mr. and Mrs. Dunbar

Paul Laurence Dunbar
Paul Laurence Dunbar book cover

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Alice Dunbar Nelson
Violets and Other Tales book cover

Violets and Other Tales

Alice Dunbar Nelson
The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories book cover

The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories

Alice Dunbar Nelson
Mine Eyes Have Seen book cover

Mine Eyes Have Seen

Alice Dunbar Nelson
All These Things the Old Tales Tell - The Selected Poetry of Alice Dunbar Nelson book cover

All These Things the Old Tales Tell - The Selected Poetry of Alice Dunbar Nelson

Alice Dunbar Nelson
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