The Freedmen's Book


Gelesen von Rhonda Federman

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Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, compiled this collection of short stories and poems by former slaves and noted activists as an inspiration to freed slaves. In her dedication to the freedmen, she urges those who can read, to read these stories aloud to others to share the strength and courage of and accomplishments of colored men and women. In that spirit, this recording aims to gives that voice a permanent record. (Summary by Rhonda Federman) (9 hr 26 min)

Kapitel

00 - TO THE FREEDMEN 1:38 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
01 - Ignatius Sancho by L. Maria Child 23:53 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
02 - Extract from the Tenth Psalm 1:07 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
03 - Prejudice Reproved by Lydia H. Sigourney 1:16 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
04 - Benjamin Banneker by L. Maria Child 20:08 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
05 - Ethiopia by Frances E. W. Harper - x 1:56 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
06 - The Hour of Freedom by William Lloyd Garrison 0:51 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
07 - William Boen by L. Maria Child 10:53 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
08 - Anecdote of General Washington 2:15 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
09 - Prayer of the Slave by Bernard Barton 2:00 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
10 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 1 by L. Maria Child 29:31 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
11 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 2 by L. Maria Child 35:14 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
12 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 3 by L. Maria Child 41:43 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
13 - The Aspirations of Mingo by Mingo, a Slave - x 3:03 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
14 - Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances E. W. Harper - x 0:55 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
15 - Phillis Wheatley by L. Maria Child 15:26 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
16 - A Pertinent Question by Frederick Douglass - x 1:40 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
17 - The Works of Providence by Phillis Wheatley - x 4:59 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
18 - The Dying Christian by Frances E. W. Harper - x 0:56 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
19 - Kindness to Animals by L. Maria Child 7:57 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
20 - James Forten by L. Maria Child 6:15 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
21 - The Meeting in the Swamp by L. Maria Child 14:37 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
22 - A Reasonable Request by Peter Williams - x 1:02 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
23 - The Slave Poet by George Horton, a Slave - x 5:57 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
24 - Ratie by Mattie Griffith 18:49 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
25 - The Kingdom of Christ by James Montgomery 1:30 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
26 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 1 by L. Maria Ch… 25:45 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
27 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 2 by L. Maria Ch… 18:58 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
28 - The Last Night of Slavery by James Montgomery 1:18 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
29 - Madison Washington by L. Maria Child 14:58 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
30 - Extract from the Virginia Bill of Rights 1:10 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
31 - Praise of Creation by George Horton - x 1:23 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
32 - Frederick Douglass, Part 1 by L. Maria Child 21:07 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
33 - Frederick Douglass, Part 2 by L. Maria Child 19:22 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
34 - How the Good Work goes on 1:21 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
35 - Dedication Hymn by J. M. Whitefield - x 2:49 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
36 - A Prayer by John G. Whittier 0:47 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
37 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 1 by L. Maria Child 28:43 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
38 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 2 by L. Maria Child 23:08 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
39 - Spring by George Horton - x 1:58 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
40 - The Good Grandmother by Harriet Jacobs - x 27:51 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
41 - The Colored Mother's Prayer 1:24 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
42 - William Costin 1:56 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
43 - Education of Children by L. Maria Child 10:28 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
44 - Thank God for Little Children by Frances E. W. Harper - x 1:36 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
45 - Sam and Andy by Harriet Beecher Stowe 29:05 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
46 - John Brown by L. Maria Child 3:38 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
47 - The Air of Freedom by Frances E. W. Harper - x 3:12 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
48 - Emancipation in the District of Columbia by James Madison Bell - x 2:46 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
49 - The Laws of Health by L. Maria Child 8:37 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
50 - President Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation by Frances E. W. Harper -… 1:54 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
51 - New-Year's Day on the Islands of South Carolina by Charlotte L. Forten - x 12:45 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
52 - Song of the Negro Boatmen at Port Royal, S. C. by John G. Whittier 2:40 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
53 - Extract from Speech to Colored People in Charleston by Hon. Henry Wilson 5:57 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
54 - Extract from Speech to Colored People in Charleston by Hon. Judge Kelly 4:43 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
55 - Black Tom by A Yankee Soldier 3:04 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
56 - Letter from a Freedman by Jourdon Anderson - x 6:10 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
57 - Colonel Robert G. Shaw by Eliza B. Sedgwick 2:13 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
58 - Advice from an Old Friend by L. Maria Child 16:42 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman
59 - Day of Jubilee by A. G. Duncan 1:12 Gelesen von Rhonda Federman