The Book of American Negro Poetry: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Book of American Negro Poetry, credited to James Weldon Johnson, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of The Book of American Negro Poetry by James Weldon Johnson. Read in English by Jim Locke; Lynda Marie Neilson; Kahlil B; Foon; DavidG; Farnood; Michele Fry; AnnaLisa Bodtker; Larry Wilson; Chuck Williamson 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

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Book of American Negro Poetry
• Author credits: James Weldon Johnson
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 35
• Listed recording duration: 5:04:56

Catalogue topics

• african-american literature
• black literature
• african-american author

Opening tracks: first 24 of 35

1. 01 - PREFACE (PART ONE) — 48:47
2. 02 - PREFACE (PART TWO) — 32:06
3. 03 - PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR — 17:20
4. 04 - JAMES EDWIN CAMPBELL — 9:38
5. 05 - JAMES D. CORROTHERS — 10:49
6. 06 - DANIEL WEBSTER DAVIS — 4:35
7. 07 - WILLIAM H. A. MOORE — 5:01
8. 08 - W. E. BURGHARDT DU BOIS — 7:50
9. 09 - GEORGE MARION McCLELLAN — 6:25
10. 10 - WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE — 6:51
11. 11 - GEORGE REGINALD MARGETSON — 5:12
12. 12 - JAMES WELDON JOHNSON — 20:55
13. 13 - JOHN WESLEY HOLLOWAY — 8:29
14. 14 - LESLIE PINCKNEY HILL — 6:15
15. 15 - EDWARD SMYTH JONES — 4:00
16. 16 - RAY G. DANDRIDGE — 7:07
17. 17 - FENTON JOHNSON — 8:26
18. 18 - R. NATHANIEL DETT — 1:53
19. 19 - GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON — 4:22
20. 20 - CLAUDE McKAY — 15:36
21. 21 - JOSEPH S. COTTER, JR. — 4:33
22. 22 - ROSCOE C. JAMISON — 1:51
23. 23 - JESSIE FAUSET — 6:13
24. 24 - ANNE SPENCER — 10:10

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