Unsung Heroes

About this film

LibriVox recording of Unsung Heroes by Elizabeth Ross Haynes. Read in English by Jim Locke; Larry Wilson; Jill Engle; Jason in Panama; James K. White; Kathleen Flanary; Tone Cluster; tovarisch This book consists of 17 biographies of remarkable men and women who, in 1921, were "unsung." Some of them are now pretty well known while others are still, sadly, rather unrecognized. Written by Elizabeth Ross Haynes (herself a African American activist and social worker in the first half of the 20th century), her heroes include Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Laurence Dunbar, Toussaint L'Ouverture, Alexandre Dumas, and many others. - Summary by kathrinee 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 (151MB)

Directors & creators

Elizabeth Ross Haynes

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;frederick douglass; harriet tubman; paul laurence dunbar; booker t. washington; alexander s. pushkin; blanche kelso bruce; samuel coleridge-taylor; benjamin banneker; phillis wheatley; toussaint l'ouverture; josiah henson; sojourner truth; crispus attucks; alexandre dumas; paul cuffé; alexander crummell; john mercer langston

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