The Black Experience in America, 18th-20th Century, Vol. 1

by Various · Free audiobook · 22 chapters

LibriVox recording of The Black Experience in America, 18th-20th Century, Vol. 1 by Various. This is not the copyrighted work by Norman Coombs currently on Project Gutenberg but a collection of non-fiction, fiction, poetry, drama, and speeches found on Project Gutenberg that are by or about African Americans. Subjects range from late 18th Century epistolary conversations between black Baptist preachers to 1930s testimony by ex-slaves. (Summary by BellonaTimes) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording when it is available. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . Download M4B (161MB)

Chapters

• 1. 01 - Ex-slave James Bolton23:16
• 2. 02 - Death of Charles14:12
• 3. 03 - Fifty Years5:39
• 4. 04 - Personal Liberty Laws13:11
• 5. 05 - Reporting37:48
• 6. 06 - The Ku Klux Klan13:19
• 7. 07 - Your Negro Neighbor11:40
• 8. 08 - The Praline Woman5:36
• 9. 09 - Ex-Slave Minnie Davis18:43
• 10. 10 - Where The Negro Lives24:20
• 11. 11 - Nobody's Lookin' But De Owl and De Moon1:36
• 12. 12 - A Plea For Industrial Opportunity8:23
• 13. 13 - Sketches of the Black Baptist Church13:25
• 14. 14 - Lawing and Jawing11:35
• 15. 15 - Excerpt from The Future of the American Negro20:36
• 16. 16 - Hot Foot Hannibal35:55
• 17. 17 - The Passing Tradition and The African Civilization18:17
• 18. 18 - The Sunday School and Church...27:40
• 19. 19 - Ex-Slave Pierce Cody13:01
• 20. 20 - Here Comes A Young Man Courting2:43
• 21. 21 - 'Lazy'1:44
• 22. 22 - Of The Meaning of Progress27:30