Freedmen's Book
Lydia Maria Child
Play
Length 9 h 26 min
Chapters 59
First published 1865
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)
Chapters
1
00 - TO THE FREEDMEN Read by Rhonda Federman 1:38
2
02 - Extract from the Tenth Psalm Read by Rhonda Federman 1:07
3
03 - Prejudice Reproved by Lydia H. Sigourney Read by Rhonda Federman 1:16
4
04 - Benjamin Banneker by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 20:08
5
05 - Ethiopia by Frances E. W. Harper - x Read by Rhonda Federman 1:56
6
06 - The Hour of Freedom by William Lloyd Garrison Read by Rhonda Federman 0:51
7
07 - William Boen by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 10:53
8
08 - Anecdote of General Washington Read by Rhonda Federman 2:15
9
09 - Prayer of the Slave by Bernard Barton Read by Rhonda Federman 2:00
10
10 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 29:31
11
11 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 35:14
12
12 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 3 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 41:43
13
13 - The Aspirations of Mingo by Mingo, a Slave - x Read by Rhonda Federman 3:03
14
14 - Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances E. W. Harper - x Read by Rhonda Federman 0:55
15
15 - Phillis Wheatley by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 15:26
16
16 - A Pertinent Question by Frederick Douglass - x Read by Rhonda Federman 1:40
17
17 - The Works of Providence by Phillis Wheatley - x Read by Rhonda Federman 4:59
18
18 - The Dying Christian by Frances E. W. Harper - x Read by Rhonda Federman 0:56
19
19 - Kindness to Animals by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 7:57
20
20 - James Forten by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 6:15
21
21 - The Meeting in the Swamp by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 14:37
22
22 - A Reasonable Request by Peter Williams - x Read by Rhonda Federman 1:02
23
23 - The Slave Poet by George Horton, a Slave - x Read by Rhonda Federman 5:57
24
24 - Ratie by Mattie Griffith Read by Rhonda Federman 18:49
25
25 - The Kingdom of Christ by James Montgomery Read by Rhonda Federman 1:30
26
26 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 25:45
27
27 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 18:58
28
28 - The Last Night of Slavery by James Montgomery Read by Rhonda Federman 1:18
29
29 - Madison Washington by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 14:58
30
30 - Extract from the Virginia Bill of Rights Read by Rhonda Federman 1:10
31
31 - Praise of Creation by George Horton - x Read by Rhonda Federman 1:23
32
32 - Frederick Douglass, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 21:07
33
33 - Frederick Douglass, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 19:22
34
34 - How the Good Work goes on Read by Rhonda Federman 1:21
35
35 - Dedication Hymn by J. M. Whitefield - x Read by Rhonda Federman 2:49
36
36 - A Prayer by John G. Whittier Read by Rhonda Federman 0:47
37
37 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 1 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 28:43
38
38 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 2 by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 23:08
39
39 - Spring by George Horton - x Read by Rhonda Federman 1:58
40
40 - The Good Grandmother by Harriet Jacobs - x Read by Rhonda Federman 27:51
41
41 - The Colored Mother's Prayer Read by Rhonda Federman 1:24
42
42 - William Costin Read by Rhonda Federman 1:56
43
43 - Education of Children by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 10:28
44
44 - Thank God for Little Children by Frances E. W. Harper - x Read by Rhonda Federman 1:36
45
45 - Sam and Andy by Harriet Beecher Stowe Read by Rhonda Federman 29:05
46
46 - John Brown by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 3:38
47
47 - The Air of Freedom by Frances E. W. Harper - x Read by Rhonda Federman 3:12
48
48 - Emancipation in the District of Columbia by James Madison Bell - x Read by Rhonda Federman 2:46
49
49 - The Laws of Health by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 8:37
50
50 - President Lincoln's Proclamation of Emancipation by Frances E. W. Harper - x Read by Rhonda Federman 1:54
51
51 - New-Year's Day on the Islands of South Carolina by Charlotte L. Forten - x Read by Rhonda Federman 12:45
52
52 - Song of the Negro Boatmen at Port Royal, S. C. by John G. Whittier Read by Rhonda Federman 2:40
53
53 - Extract from Speech to Colored People in Charleston by Hon. Henry Wilson Read by Rhonda Federman 5:57
54
54 - Extract from Speech to Colored People in Charleston by Hon. Judge Kelly Read by Rhonda Federman 4:43
55
55 - Black Tom by A Yankee Soldier Read by Rhonda Federman 3:04
56
56 - Letter from a Freedman by Jourdon Anderson - x Read by Rhonda Federman 6:10
57
57 - Colonel Robert G. Shaw by Eliza B. Sedgwick Read by Rhonda Federman 2:13
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58 - Advice from an Old Friend by L. Maria Child Read by Rhonda Federman 16:42
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59 - Day of Jubilee by A. G. Duncan Read by Rhonda Federman 1:12
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