Title: Today in history
Description: Presents a brief biography of the American writer Paul Laurence Dunbar, who was born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio. Also discusses the founding of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. through the endowment of the English scientist James Smithson, who died on June 27, 1829.
Subjects: American Poets, Biography, African American poets, History, Smithsonian Institution
People: Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
Time periods: 19th century