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I was wondering for a report in American Liturature if Edgar A. Poe is black?
-- Anonymous, May 15, 2001
Yes Edgar Allan Poe was in fact colored skin
-- Anonymous, May 15, 2001
Going back in his ancestry as far as possible it is doubtful there was any Afro-American heritage present. Is this important in some way?
-- Anonymous, May 16, 2001
Yes poe is black he is my slave!
-- Anonymous, May 17, 2001
Edgar Allan Poe was of Irish and English descent.
-- Anonymous, May 17, 2001
no he was half american and english.
-- Anonymous, May 21, 2001
I LOVE YOU FELICIA!!!
-- Anonymous, July 08, 2001
yesh poe was mah great great great great great great grand daddy and he was mah bitch
-- Anonymous, April 22, 2003
NO, Poe was not black he was of english decent. there are pictures of him,.......he is white.
-- Anonymous, April 27, 2003