The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States
Noted African-American author and educator, Benjamin Brawley, presents short biographies of other African-Americans in the fields of literature and other arts including poets, artists, musicians, and orators. These range from well known figures such as poets Paul Laurence Dunbar and William Stanley Braithwaite to lesser known artists such as composer Will Marion Cook and sculptor Meta Warrick Fuller. Works from many of the authors discussed are available in the LibriVox catalog. (Summary by Larry Wilson)
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (20th C)
Language: English
Keyword(s): biography (334), American Literature (35), black history (26), african-american (13), poets (9), frederick douglass (5), paul laurence dunbar (3), booker t. washington (3), phillis wheatley (3), samuel coleridge-taylor (2) ... [Show full list]
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | Larry Wilson |
00:02:36 |
| Play 01 | The Negro Genius | Wayne Cooke |
00:09:07 |
| Play 02 | Phillis Wheatley | Leannie Rach |
00:35:21 |
| Play 03 | Paul Laurence Dunbar | Andrew Kennedy |
00:17:36 |
| Play 04 | Charles W. Chesnutt | Leannie Rach |
00:07:52 |
| Play 05 | W. E. Burghardt Du Bois | Wayne Cooke |
00:08:48 |
| Play 06 | William Stanley Braithwaite | Andrew Kennedy |
00:13:27 |
| Play 07 | Other Writers | Andrew Kennedy |
00:26:52 |
| Play 08 | Orators - Douglass And Washington | KirksVoice |
00:19:49 |
| Play 09 | The Stage | Wayne Cooke |
00:07:22 |
| Play 10 | Painters - Henry O. Tanner | drandall |
00:13:38 |
| Play 11 | Sculptors - Meta Warrick Fuller | Andrew Kennedy |
00:18:48 |
| Play 12 | Music | Olivia Darla |
00:19:26 |
| Play 13 | General Progress 1918-1921 | drandall |
00:20:00 |
| Play 14 | Charles S. Gilpin | MsToniHillK |
00:09:27 |
| Play 15 | Appendix The Negro In American Fiction | Andrew Kennedy |
00:31:19 |