Poems
Frances E. W. Harper
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an influential female African American poet. Her poetry often deals with themes of freedom, discrimination, hatred, and injustice. Her poetry remains relevant to this day, and is still widely read. - Summary by Carolin (1 hr 40 min)
Chapters
| My Mother's Kiss | 1:28 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| A Grain of Sand | 2:13 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| The Crocuses | 1:40 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Present Age | 2:38 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Dedication Poems | 2:56 | Read by Michele Fry |
| A Double Standard | 3:25 | Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker |
| Our Hero | 2:51 | Read by Foon |
| The Dying Bondman | 2:02 | Read by Foon |
| A Little Child Shall Lead Them | 2:09 | Read by Foon |
| The Sparrow's Fall | 1:44 | Read by Foon |
| God Bless Our Native Land | 0:49 | Read by Caitlin S. |
| Dandelions | 1:00 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Building | 0:46 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Home, Sweet Home | 0:54 | Read by Sarah Brown |
| The Pure in Heart Shall See God | 1:49 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| He Had Not Where to Lay His Head | 1:02 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Go Work in My Vineyard | 1:54 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Renewal of Strength | 1:03 | Read by Foon |
| Jamie's Puzzle | 2:05 | Read by Foon |
| Truth | 2:15 | Read by Foon |
| Death of the Old Sea King | 2:43 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Save the Boys | 2:02 | Read by Nemo |
| Nothing and Something | 2:57 | Read by Nemo |
| Vashti | 1:34 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| Thank God for Little Children | 1:50 | Read by Jude |
| The Martyr of Alabama | 5:26 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| The Night of Death | 3:49 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Mother's Treasures | 2:13 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| The Refiner's Gold | 2:19 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| A Story of the Rebellion | 2:16 | Read by Nemo |
| Burial of Sarah | 2:31 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Going East | 3:09 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| The Hermit's Sacrifice | 4:38 | Read by Greg Giordano |
| Songs for the People | 1:42 | Read by Nemo |
| Let the Light Enter | 1:21 | Read by Sarah Brown |
| An Appeal to My Country Women | 3:20 | Read by Foon |
| Then and Now | 6:30 | Read by Foon |
| Maceo | 3:07 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| 'Fishers of Men' | 2:36 | Read by Foon |
| The Lost Bells | 3:08 | Read by Foon |
| 'Do not Cheer, Men are Dying,' Said Capt. Phillips, in the Spanish-American War | 2:31 | Read by Nemo |
| The Burdens of All | 1:54 | Read by Foon |