The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories

Alice Dunbar Nelson (1875 - 1935)

These stories focus on the Creole society of New Orleans and in the process reveals issues facing black Americans at the end of the nineteenth-century. - Summary by Jim Locke

Genre(s): Culture & Heritage Fiction, Family Life, Literary Fiction

Language: English

Keyword(s): prejudice (11), black culture and relations (1), creole society love fear jazz city life (1)

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 The Goodness of Saint Rocque Jim Locke
00:13:49
Play 02 Tony's Wife Jim Locke
00:14:12
Play 03 The Fisherman of Pass Christian Jim Locke
00:24:31
Play 04 M'sieu Fortier's Violin Jim Locke
00:15:11
Play 05 By the Bayou St. John Jim Locke
00:06:50
Play 06 When the Bayou Overflows Jim Locke
00:10:30
Play 07 Mister Baptiste Jim Locke
00:11:20
Play 08 A Carnival Jangle Jim Locke
00:07:12
Play 09 Little Miss Sophie Jim Locke
00:15:30
Play 10 Sister Josepha Jim Locke
00:15:46
Play 11 The Praline Woman Jim Locke
00:05:20
Play 12 Odalie Jim Locke
00:07:45
Play 13 La Juanita Jim Locke
00:11:40
Play 14 Titee Jim Locke
00:10:52