Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson

Bio

Poet, essayist, diarist, and activist Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to mixed-race parents. Her African American, Anglo, Native American, and Creole heritage contributed to her complex understanding of gender, race, and ethnicity, subjects she often addressed in her work.

Reading Materials

Poems:

• Sonnet by Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson

• Rainy Day by Alice Moor Dunbar-Nelson