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"We Wear the Mask" is an 1895 poem by Paul Laurence Dunbar. It is generally considered one of his most famous works and has been cited by several scholars as his best poem. The poem appeared in Dunbar's second volume of poetry.
Originally published: 1895
Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar
"We Wear the Mask" is a poem about the lives of black individuals in the United States after the Civil War, when there was segregation. The speaker and his intended audience wear a "mask" that shows them to be happy and content, while they are suffering inwardly.
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