By Dan Nonte, University Relations
Contact: (336) 334-5371
Posted 1-22-07
Mitch Capel performs as Paul Laurence Dunbar.
GREENSBORO, NC – Greensboro book collector Richard Levy has loaned his Paul Laurence Dunbar collection to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro for an exhibit in Jackson Library during Black History Month.
Dunbar (1872-1906) was one of the first African-American poets to garner national critical acclaim. The exhibit – “‘Sunshine and Shadow:’ Poems and Fiction of Paul Laurence Dunbar from the Collection of Richard Levy” – will be on display Feb. 1-March 7 in the Hodges Reading Room.
The exhibit will include many first editions of Dunbar’s poetry and is part of “A Celebration of Diversity in the Arts,” an initiative of the Johnnetta B. Cole Global Diversity and Inclusion Institute at Bennett College.
In a related event, Dunbar interpreter Mitch Capel will perform at 4 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, in Cone Ballroom, Elliott University Center. The free performance is sponsored by University Libraries, the Center for Creative Writing in the Arts, and the African American Studies Program. For more information about Capel, visit his web site, www.gjbug.com.
