Voices of black America [sound recording] : historical recordings of speeches, poetry, humor & drama : Book T. Washington, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, and more.
Format:
[sound recording] :
Translated Title:
9789626342480
Publisher:
NAXOS AudiobooksLtd.,
Copyright Date:
c2002
Description:
2 sound discs (ca. 106 min.) : digital + 1 booklet ([24 p.] ; 12 cm.
At head of title on disc: Historical recordings. Title from disc surface. Compiled & produced by William Shaman & Peter G. Adamson.
Summary:
This recording features original recordings from 1908-1947 of Booker T. Washington's Atlanta exposition address, the poetry of Langston Hughes and Paul Laurence Dunbar, read by Rev. James Andrew Myers and Edward Sterling Wright, rarely heard humor of Charley Case, readings from God's trombones by James Weldon Johnson, with presentations by actor, singer Charles Gilpin, vaudeville actor, performer and song producer, J. Rosamond Johnson, entertainer Bert Williams, and the pre-eminent African-American performer of his generation, Paul Robeson.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.