The complete online text of The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories by Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906), poet and novelist, was the first African American author to gain national recognition and a wide popular audience. Born June 27, 1872, the son of a former slave in Dayton, Ohio, Paul Laurence Dunbar achieved a formal edu...

Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the most popular American poets of his time, was also the first black poet to attain national and international recognition. Booker T. Washington called him the "Poet Laureate of the Negro race," and William Dean Howells laud...

Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the most popular American poets of his time, was also the first black poet to attain national and international recognition. Booker T. Washington called him the "Poet Laureate of the Negro race," and William Dean Howells laud...

"The poor man charged with crime has no lobby. Ensuring fairness and equal treatment in criminal trials is the responsibility of us all." Attorney General Robert Kennedy In Panama City in 1961--for the burglary of 12 bottles of Coca Cola, 12...

David Gideon has trodden a path of extraordinary diversity and discovery, driven by a love of life, a compassion for his peers, a willingness to try new things--and the talent to excel at them. Having wet his feet in marketing plans and writing...