The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States

Author(s): Benjamin Griffith Brawley

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Modern (20th C)

Narrators: Larry Wilson, Wayne Cooke, Leannie Rach, Andrew Kennedy, KirksVoice, Drandall, Olivia Darla, MsToniHillK

Number of Chapters: 16

Length: 04 hours and 21 minutes

Language: English

Noted African-American author and educator, Benjamin Brawley, presents short biographies of other African-Americans in the fields of literature and other arts including poets, artists, musicians, and orators. These range from well known figures such as poets Paul Laurence Dunbar and William Stanley Braithwaite to lesser known artists such as composer Will Marion Cook and sculptor Meta Warrick Fuller. Works from many of the authors discussed are available in the LibriVox catalog. (Summary by Larry Wilson)