Dunbar's Home Inspires Author ; a Local Writer's Visit to the Memorial, and Subsequent Volunteer Work There, Gave Focus to Her Latest Novel.

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It was a "magical" visit to the Paul Laurence Dunbar State Memorial that provided the necessary inspiration.

"My book had gone through a lot of different formats, but it didn't really have focus till I started volunteering at the Dunbar House," says author Lucy King Perez, who was so impressed with her visit to the historic home that she signed up to work as a volunteer. Today, she's president of the Dunbareans -- the museum's volunteer organization.

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Dunbar's Home Inspires Author ; a Local Writer's Visit to the Memorial, and Subsequent Volunteer Work There, Gave Focus to Her Latest Novel.

She'll share the book that resulted -- "Remember as You Pass Me By" (Milkweed, $6.95) -- Wedne...

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