The Freedmen's Book

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Freedmen's Book, by Lydia Maria Child. Read by Rhonda Federman. Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, compiled this collection of short stories and poems by former slaves and noted activists as an inspiration to freed slaves. In her dedication to the freedmen, she urges those who can read to read these stories aloud to others to share the strength, courage and accomplishments of colored men and women. In that spirit, this recording aims to gives that voice a permanent record. As in the original text, the names of the colored authors are marked with an "x". (Summary by Rhonda Federman) 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 . Download M4B 01-27 (129MB) Download M4B 20-60 (131MB)

Directors & creators

Lydia Maria Child

Subjects

librivox; audiobook; slavery; history

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