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Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson

Alice Moore Dunbar-Nelson was an African American writer, poet and journalist of the early 20th century. Her work is often seen to be representative of the post-Reconstruction period, as her writings explore themes such as racial progress and social justice. She is also noted for her pioneering role in women's rights, with her activism and writing advocating for gender equality. Among the first generation of African Americans born free in the Southern United States after the end of the American Civil War, she was one of the prominent African Americans involved in the artistic flourishing of the Harlem Renaissance.

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