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Voices of black America : historical recordings of poetry, humor & drama 1908-1947

Catalog no.:LEX0087

Product:2 compact discs

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Naxos Audiobooks NA 224812

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Historic documents

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Released:April 2002

Total playing time:1:46:14

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Tracks

30 seconds audio clips

- Booker T. Washington
1

Atlanta exposition address [excerpt]

3:36
- Rev. J.A. Myers
2

Banjo song

2:53
- Rev. J.A. Myers
3

When Malindy sings

3:51
- Rev. J.A. Myers
4

The ol' tunes

2:33
- Rev. J.A. Myers
5

In the morning

2:26
- Edward Sterling Wright
6

Little Christmas basket

1:47
- Edward Sterling Wright
7

Howdy honey howdy

1:52
- James Weldon Johnson
8

God's trombones [no. 1]

2:45
- James Weldon Johnson
9

God's trombones [no. 2]

4:10
- James Weldon Johnson
10

God's trombones [no. 3]

5:58
- James Weldon Johnson
11

God's trombones [no. 4]

4:23
- Langston Hughes
12

Florida road workers

0:39
- Langston Hughes
13

Good morning Stalingrad

2:14
- Langston Hughes
14

To Captain Mulzac

3:03
- Langston Hughes
15

Negro speaks of rivers

0:48
- Langston Hughes
16

Mother to son

0:49
- Langston Hughes
17

Ma Lord

0:41
- Langston Hughes
18

I too

0:35
- Langston Hughes
19

Harlem Sweeties

1:13
- Langston Hughes
20

Sylvester's dying bed

1:03
- Langston Hughes
21

Wake

0:10
- Langston Hughes
22

Little lyric

0:08
- Langston Hughes
23

Porter

0:22
- Langston Hughes
24

Brass spittoons

1:10
- Langston Hughes
25

Ku klux

0:35
- Langston Hughes
26

Merry go round

0:34
- Langston Hughes
27

The weary blues

1:32
- Langston Hughes
28

Too blue

0:33
- Langston Hughes
29

Could be

0:36
- Langston Hughes
30

Late last night

0:26
- Langston Hughes
31

Still here

0:21
- Langston Hughes
32

Ballad of the landlord

1:10
- Langston Hughes
33

Big buddy

0:38
- Langston Hughes
34

Note on commercial theatre

0:46
- Langston Hughes
35

Little songs

0:10
- Langston Hughes
36

Silence

0:12
- Langston Hughes
37

Burden

0:10
- Langston Hughes
38

Havana dreams

0:28
- Langston Hughes
39

Breath of a rose

0:30
- Langston Hughes
40

Prayer

0:19
- Langston Hughes
41

Border line

0:19
- Langston Hughes
42

In time of silver rain

0:42
- Charley Case
43

Experiences in the show business

3:16
- Charley Case
44

How mother made the soup

2:49
- Charley Case
45

Father as a scientist

2:54
- Bert Williams
46

You can't do nothin' till Martin gets here

4:19
- Bert Williams
47

How? Fried!

3:18
- Bert Williams
48

Elder Eatmore's sermon on generosity

3:45
- Bert Williams
49

Elder Eatmore's sermon on throwing stones

4:15
- Charles S. Gilpin
50

A humorous address to the musicians

3:28
- J. Rosamond Johnson
51

Darktown literary debate

3:21
- J. Rosamond Johnson
52

Gambling Dan

3:39
- Paul Robeson
53

Songs of innocence

2:18
- Paul Robeson
54

Othello

6:42
- Paul Robeson
55

Freedom train

3:00

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