✊🏿ap african american studies review

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

African American poet (1872–1906) who wrote "We Wear the Mask" (1895), a groundbreaking poem exploring the concealment of Black identity and emotion in response to racial discrimination.

AP course connection

Topic 3.7: 3.7 The Color Line and Double Consciousness in American Society

Unit 3