The Book of American Negro Poetry

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Book of American Negro Poetry by James Weldon Johnson. Read in English by Jim Locke; Lynda Marie Neilson; Kahlil B; Foon; DavidG; Farnood; Michele Fry; AnnaLisa Bodtker; Larry Wilson; Chuck Williamson The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edited by writer and diplomat James Weldon Johnson, this collection was published with the hope of bringing to the public a greater awareness of the art and literature created by Black writers. This is the first edition of this long-republished anthology and collects seminal works by Paul Dunbar, W.E.B. Du Bois, Claude McKay, Leslie Hill, James Corrothers, and many more. - Summary by ChuckW For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (140MB)

Directors & creators

James Weldon Johnson

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;african-american literature; black literature; african-american author

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