Librivox: African-American Collection by Various show

Librivox: African-American Collection by Various

Summary: This collection recognizes Black History Month, February 2007. Two excellent resources for public domain African American writing are African American Writers (Bookshelf) and The Book of American Negro Poetry , edited by James Weldon Johnson. Johnson's collection inspired the Harlem Renaissance generation to establish a firm African-American literary tradition in the United States. (Summary by Alan)

Podcasts:

 01 "Sunset" by Dunbar, Paul Laurence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:22

01 "Sunset" by Dunbar, Paul Laurence

 02 "Escape From Slavery" by Douglass, Frederick | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:58

02 "Escape From Slavery" by Douglass, Frederick

 03 "Negro Love Song, A" by Dunbar, Paul Laurence | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:1

03 "Negro Love Song, A" by Dunbar, Paul Laurence

 04 "Feet of Judas, The" by McClellan, George Marion | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:8

04 "Feet of Judas, The" by McClellan, George Marion

 05 "I Want to Die While You Love Me" by Johnson, Georgia Douglas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:11

05 "I Want to Die While You Love Me" by Johnson, Georgia Douglas

 06 "Turn Me to My Yellow Leaves" by Braithwaite, William Stanley | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:46

06 "Turn Me to My Yellow Leaves" by Braithwaite, William Stanley

 07 "I Want to Die While You Love Me" by Johnson, Georgia Douglas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:15

07 "I Want to Die While You Love Me" by Johnson, Georgia Douglas

 08 "Question" by Hughes, Langston | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:58

08 "Question" by Hughes, Langston

 09 "Negro Speaks of Rivers, The" by Hughes, Langston | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:13

09 "Negro Speaks of Rivers, The" by Hughes, Langston

 10 "Sonnet" by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 0:49

10 "Sonnet" by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice

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