The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States
Benjamin Griffith Brawley
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Noted African-American author and educator, Benjamin Brawley, presents short biographies of other African-Americans in the fields of literature and other arts including poets, artists, musicians, and orators. These range from well known figures such as poets Paul Laurence Dunbar and William Stanley Braithwaite to lesser known artists such as composer Will Marion Cook and sculptor Meta Warrick Fuller. Works from many of the authors discussed are available in the LibriVox catalog. (Summary by Larry Wilson) (4 hr 21 min)
Chapters
| Preface | 2:36 | Read by Larry Wilson |
| The Negro Genius | 9:07 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
| Phillis Wheatley | 35:21 | Read by Leannie Rach |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar | 17:36 | Read by Andrew Kennedy |
| Charles W. Chesnutt | 7:52 | Read by Leannie Rach |
| W. E. Burghardt Du Bois | 8:48 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
| William Stanley Braithwaite | 13:27 | Read by Andrew Kennedy |
| Other Writers | 26:52 | Read by Andrew Kennedy |
| Orators - Douglass And Washington | 19:49 | Read by KirksVoice |
| The Stage | 7:22 | Read by Wayne Cooke |
| Painters - Henry O. Tanner | 13:38 | Read by drandall |
| Sculptors - Meta Warrick Fuller | 18:48 | Read by Andrew Kennedy |
| Music | 19:26 | Read by Olivia Darla |
| General Progress 1918-1921 | 20:00 | Read by drandall |
| Charles S. Gilpin | 9:27 | Read by MsToniHillK |
| Appendix The Negro In American Fiction | 31:19 | Read by Andrew Kennedy |