Ode to Ethiopia
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Ode to Ethiopia is an 1896 poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
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[edit] Summary
Dunbar presents ideas of Ethiopia as a mother, shows a pride in the African-American people, encourges hope as well as racial pride. It emphasizes a belief in a brighter future.
[edit] Afro American Symphony
Part of this poem was used as Prologue to Movement 4 of the Afro-American Symphony.
Be proud, my race, in mind and soul; Thy name is writ on Glory's scroll In characters of fire. High 'mid the clouds of Fame's bright sky Thy banner's blazoned folds now fly, And truth shall lift them higher.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- text of Ode To Ethiopia
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