The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States

Benjamin Griffith Brawley (1882 - 1939)

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

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