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Dunbar was born in Kentucky, the son of freed slaves. He achieved national and international fame as a poet, an essayist and a novelist, writing both in standard English and in African-American dialect.
“Invitation to Love” is performed here by members of the UK-based Sonoro chamber choir.
© Colin Eatock 2020