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Freedmen's Book

Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, compiled this collection of short stories and poems by former slaves and noted activists as an inspiration to freed slaves. In her dedication to the freedmen, she urges those who can read, to read these stories aloud to others to share the strength and courage of and accomplishments of colored men and women. In that spirit, this recording aims to gives that voice a permanent record. (Summary by Rhonda Federman)

Year of Publication: 1865Genres: Short Stories , Poetry

Running Time: 9 hours 26 minutes 11 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	00 - TO THE FREEDMEN Rhonda Federman	1:38
2	01 - Ignatius Sancho by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	23:53
3	02 - Extract from the Tenth Psalm Rhonda Federman	1:07
4	03 - Prejudice Reproved by Lydia H. Sigourney Rhonda Federman	1:16
5	04 - Benjamin Banneker by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	20:08
6	05 - Ethiopia by Frances E. W. Harper - x Rhonda Federman	1:56
7	06 - The Hour of Freedom by William Lloyd Garrison Rhonda Federman	0:51
8	07 - William Boen by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	10:53
9	08 - Anecdote of General Washington Rhonda Federman	2:15
10	09 - Prayer of the Slave by Bernard Barton Rhonda Federman	2:00
11	10 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	29:31
12	11 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	35:14
13	12 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 3 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	41:43
14	13 - The Aspirations of Mingo by Mingo, a Slave - x Rhonda Federman	3:03
15	14 - Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances E. W. Harper - x Rhonda Federman	0:55
16	15 - Phillis Wheatley by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	15:26
17	16 - A Pertinent Question by Frederick Douglass - x Rhonda Federman	1:40
18	17 - The Works of Providence by Phillis Wheatley - x Rhonda Federman	4:59
19	18 - The Dying Christian by Frances E. W. Harper - x Rhonda Federman	0:56
20	19 - Kindness to Animals by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	7:57
21	20 - James Forten by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	6:15
22	21 - The Meeting in the Swamp by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	14:37
23	22 - A Reasonable Request by Peter Williams - x Rhonda Federman	1:02
24	23 - The Slave Poet by George Horton, a Slave - x Rhonda Federman	5:57
25	24 - Ratie by Mattie Griffith Rhonda Federman	18:49
26	25 - The Kingdom of Christ by James Montgomery Rhonda Federman	1:30
27	26 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	25:45
28	27 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	18:58
29	28 - The Last Night of Slavery by James Montgomery Rhonda Federman	1:18
30	29 - Madison Washington by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	14:58
31	30 - Extract from the Virginia Bill of Rights Rhonda Federman	1:10
32	31 - Praise of Creation by George Horton - x Rhonda Federman	1:23
33	32 - Frederick Douglass, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	21:07
34	33 - Frederick Douglass, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	19:22
35	34 - How the Good Work goes on Rhonda Federman	1:21
36	35 - Dedication Hymn by J. M. Whitefield - x Rhonda Federman	2:49
37	36 - A Prayer by John G. Whittier Rhonda Federman	0:47
38	37 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	28:43
39	38 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	23:08
40	39 - Spring by George Horton - x Rhonda Federman	1:58
41	40 - The Good Grandmother by Harriet Jacobs - x Rhonda Federman	27:51
42	41 - The Colored Mother's Prayer Rhonda Federman	1:24
43	42 - William Costin Rhonda Federman	1:56
44	43 - Education of Children by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	10:28
45	44 - Thank God for Little Children by Frances E. W. Harper - x Rhonda Federman	1:36
46	45 - Sam and Andy by Harriet Beecher Stowe Rhonda Federman	29:05
47	46 - John Brown by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	3:38
48	47 - The Air of Freedom by Frances E. W. Harper - x Rhonda Federman	3:12
49	48 - Emancipation in the District of Columbia by James Madison Bell - x Rhonda Federman	2:46
50	49 - The Laws of Health by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	8:37
51	50 - President Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation by Frances E. W. Harper - x Rhonda Federman	1:54
52	51 - New-Year's Day on the Islands of South Carolina by Charlotte L. Forten - x Rhonda Federman	12:45
53	52 - Song of the Negro Boatmen at Port Royal, S. C. by John G. Whittier Rhonda Federman	2:40
54	53 - Extract from Speech to Colored People in Charleston by Hon. Henry Wilson Rhonda Federman	5:57
55	54 - Extract from Speech to Colored People in Charleston by Hon. Judge Kelly Rhonda Federman	4:43
56	55 - Black Tom by A Yankee Soldier Rhonda Federman	3:04
57	56 - Letter from a Freedman by Jourdon Anderson - x Rhonda Federman	6:10
58	57 - Colonel Robert G. Shaw by Eliza B. Sedgwick Rhonda Federman	2:13
59	58 - Advice from an Old Friend by L. Maria Child Rhonda Federman	16:42
60	59 - Day of Jubilee by A. G. Duncan Rhonda Federman	1:12