The Book of American Negro Poetry
James Weldon Johnson and Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.
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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 (5 hr 4 min)
Chapters
| PREFACE (PART ONE) | 48:47 | Read by Jim Locke |
| PREFACE (PART TWO) | 32:07 | Read by Jim Locke |
| PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR | 17:20 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL | 9:38 | Read by Kahlil B |
| JAMES D. CORROTHERS | 10:49 | Read by Foon |
| DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS | 4:35 | Read by DavidG |
| WILLIAM H. A. MOORE | 5:01 | Read by Kahlil B |
| W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS | 7:51 | Read by Farnood |
| GEORGE MARION McCLELLAN | 6:25 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE | 6:51 | Read by Farnood |
| GEORGE REGINALD MARGETSON | 5:12 | Read by Farnood |
| JAMES WELDON JOHNSON | 20:55 | Read by Jim Locke |
| JOHN WESLEY HOLLOWAY | 8:29 | Read by DavidG |
| LESLIE PINCKNEY HILL | 6:15 | Read by DavidG |
| EDWARD SMYTH JONES | 4:00 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| RAY G. DANDRIDGE | 7:07 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| FENTON JOHNSON | 8:26 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| R. NATHANIEL DETT | 1:53 | Read by Michele Fry |
| GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON | 4:22 | Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker |
| CLAUDE McKAY | 15:36 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| JOSEPH S. COTTER, JR. | 4:33 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| ROSCOE C. JAMISON | 1:51 | Read by DavidG |
| JESSIE FAUSET | 6:13 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| ANNE SPENCER | 10:10 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| ALEX ROGERS | 6:06 | Read by DavidG |
| WAVERLEY TURNER CARMICHAEL | 1:46 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| ALICE DUNBAR-NELSON | 1:18 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| CHARLES BERTRAM JOHNSON | 4:14 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| OTTO LEYLAND BOHANAN | 2:27 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| THEODORE HENRY SHACKLEFORD | 2:11 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| LUCIAN B. WATKINS | 2:31 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| BENJAMIN BRAWLEY | 3:03 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| JOSHUA HENRY JONES, JR. | 2:39 | Read by Lynda Marie Neilson |
| APPENDIX | 4:22 | Read by Kahlil B |
| BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX OF AUTHORS | 19:53 | Read by Chuck Williamson |
Reviews
blackbeard
Wonderful timeless text woven and spun by the oceans around Africa to inspire me tonight.
I hate it I hate every person that read it
HONEY