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70+ Anthology. African American literature. Novels and short stories. Poetry. Non-fiction. Essays

Passing, The Goophered Grapevine, The Weary Blues, Up from Slavery, The Souls of Black Folk and others

by Frederick Douglass, Nella Larsen, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Charles W. Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Jean Toomer, Phillis Wheatley, Frances E. W. Harper, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Booker T. Washington, William Still, W. E. B. Du Bois ...

Narrated by Mark Bowen, Shawna Wolf, Rick Walz, Jowanna Lewis, Peter Coates ...

Unabridged

50 hours 19 min

African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were ... Read more

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African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were
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The Great Poems by African American Writers

Selections from Phillis Wheatley, Langston Hughes, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Countee Cullen and many others

by Phillis Wheatley, Frances E. W. Harper, James Weldon Johnson, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes ...

Narrated by Shawna Wolf ...

Unabridged

39 min

African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were ... Read more

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African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were
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Black Words Matter

Poets From The 18th Century To The Harlem Renaissance

by Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Frances E. W. Harper ...

Narrated by Darrell Joe, Laurel Lefkow, Trei House ...

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3 hours 51 min

This anthology focuses on African-American poets. We start in the 18th century and end with the Harlem Renaissance. Many poets featured are, and were, rarely heard and have been painfully neglected. To be of colour was deemed at best to be second class so few of our poets had the privileges most of us take for granted or a means to market. Down the ages they illuminate the stain on our humanity ... Read more

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This anthology focuses on African-American poets. We start in the 18th century and end with the Harlem Renaissance. Many poets featured are, and were, rarely heard and have been painfully neglected. To be of colour was deemed at best to be second class so few of our poets had the privileges most of us take for granted or a means to market. Down the ages they illuminate the stain on our humanity
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Iola Leroy; Or, Shadows Uplifted

by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper ...

The story revolves around the life of Iola Leroy, a young mixed-race woman born into slavery but raised as a free person by her white father. The novel follows Iola's journey as she navigates the complexities of her racial identity, her struggles during the Civil War, and her quest for social justice and equality.Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novel addresses various social issues prevalent during ... Read more

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The story revolves around the life of Iola Leroy, a young mixed-race woman born into slavery but raised as a free person by her white father. The novel follows Iola's journey as she navigates the complexities of her racial identity, her struggles during the Civil War, and her quest for social justice and equality.Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's novel addresses various social issues prevalent during
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Iola Leroy

by Frances Ellen Watkin Harper ...

A landmark account of the African American experience during the Civil War and its aftermathFirst published in 1892, this stirring novel by the great writer and activist Frances Harper tells the story of the young daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter who travels to the North to attend school, only to be sold into slavery in the South when it is discovered that she has Negro blood. After she ... Read more

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A landmark account of the African American experience during the Civil War and its aftermathFirst published in 1892, this stirring novel by the great writer and activist Frances Harper tells the story of the young daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter who travels to the North to attend school, only to be sold into slavery in the South when it is discovered that she has Negro blood. After she
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A Rhyme A Dozen - 12 Poets, 12 Poems, 1 Topic ― Mothers

by Katharine Tynan, Frances E W Harper, Edgar allan Poe ...

‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears. ... Read more

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‘A dime a dozen’ as known in America, is perhaps equal to the English ‘cheap as chips’ but whatever the lingua franca of your choice in this series we hereby submit ‘A Rhyme a Dozen’ as 12 poems on many given subjects that are a well-rounded gathering, maybe even an essential guide, from the knowing pens of classic poets and their beautifully spoken verse to the comfort of your ears.
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Iola Leroy (Unabridged)

by FRANCES E. W. HARPER ...

Narrated by Lynette Christner ...

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This is the story of Iola Leroy, a free-born, mixed-race woman who passed as white. Her true racial identity eventually discovered, she was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Later freed by the Union Army, she journeyed to find others of her family who had been disunited from each other and strewn across the south by the forces of slavery. In the process she also struggled to improve the economic ... Read more

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This is the story of Iola Leroy, a free-born, mixed-race woman who passed as white. Her true racial identity eventually discovered, she was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Later freed by the Union Army, she journeyed to find others of her family who had been disunited from each other and strewn across the south by the forces of slavery. In the process she also struggled to improve the economic
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Trial and Triumph

by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper and FRANCES ...

Plot: The story follows the lives of two sisters, Clara and Susan, born into slavery. Separated early in life, they navigate different paths but both face the challenges and injustices of racism and oppression. The narrative explores themes of family, hope, resilience, and the fight for freedom and equality.Themes: "Trial and Triumph" deeply explores themes of slavery, abolitionism, and the ... Read more

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Plot: The story follows the lives of two sisters, Clara and Susan, born into slavery. Separated early in life, they navigate different paths but both face the challenges and injustices of racism and oppression. The narrative explores themes of family, hope, resilience, and the fight for freedom and equality.Themes: "Trial and Triumph" deeply explores themes of slavery, abolitionism, and the
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African American Women Poets from 1746 to the Harlem Renaissance

by Frances E W Harper, Alice Dunbar Nelson, Gwendolyn B Bennett ...

Race and gender have denied many their rightful place in the canon of humanity’s arts.In today’s world, in the blink of an electronic pulse, words can be transported across continents and peoples and all too easily lost in the ever-growing mass of disposable culture of ‘me-me-me’ and ‘more- more-more’. We can all be ‘woke’ be ‘politically correct’ be outraged at a transgression or even a slight. ... Read more

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Race and gender have denied many their rightful place in the canon of humanity’s arts.In today’s world, in the blink of an electronic pulse, words can be transported across continents and peoples and all too easily lost in the ever-growing mass of disposable culture of ‘me-me-me’ and ‘more- more-more’. We can all be ‘woke’ be ‘politically correct’ be outraged at a transgression or even a slight.
... Read more
Black Voices Matter

by Frances E W Harper, James Weldon Johnson, Claude McKay ...

This anthology focuses on African-American poets. We start in the 18th century and end with the Harlem Renaissance. Many poets featured are, and were, rarely heard and have been painfully neglected. To be of colour was deemed at best to be second class so few of our poets had the privileges most of us take for granted or a means to market. Down the ages they illuminate the stain on our humanity ... Read more

$6.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

This anthology focuses on African-American poets. We start in the 18th century and end with the Harlem Renaissance. Many poets featured are, and were, rarely heard and have been painfully neglected. To be of colour was deemed at best to be second class so few of our poets had the privileges most of us take for granted or a means to market. Down the ages they illuminate the stain on our humanity
... Read more
Iola Leroy

Or, Shadows Uplifted

by Frances E. W. Harper ...

The classic Civil War novel about a Southern woman who is unaware of her mixed-race heritage until she is sold into slavery by her uncle.The beautiful, refined daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter and slaveholder, Iola Leroy leads a privileged life and attends school in the North. But a family tragedy leads to a stunning revelation: Iola is half Black. She is sold off into slavery and sent ... Read more

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The classic Civil War novel about a Southern woman who is unaware of her mixed-race heritage until she is sold into slavery by her uncle.The beautiful, refined daughter of a wealthy Mississippi planter and slaveholder, Iola Leroy leads a privileged life and attends school in the North. But a family tragedy leads to a stunning revelation: Iola is half Black. She is sold off into slavery and sent
... Read more
Sketches of Southern life

Enriched edition. Exploring the complexities of 19th-century Southern society through poignant sketches

by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Jamie Hicks ...

In "Sketches of Southern Life," Frances Ellen Watkins Harper offers a poignant exploration of the intricacies of life in the antebellum South, using her keen observational skills and poetic sensibility to capture the lives of African Americans and their struggles. Written in a time when the voices of Black women were often marginalized, Harper's narratives reveal a rich tapestry of intersecting ... Read more

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In "Sketches of Southern Life," Frances Ellen Watkins Harper offers a poignant exploration of the intricacies of life in the antebellum South, using her keen observational skills and poetic sensibility to capture the lives of African Americans and their struggles. Written in a time when the voices of Black women were often marginalized, Harper's narratives reveal a rich tapestry of intersecting
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