Harlem Shadows
Claude McKay
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Length 2 h 5 min
Chapters 75
First published 1922
An award winning Jamaican poet who writes passionately about his birth home and his adopted home, USA. Claude McKay vividly describes family life, love, hate, work, and social life. The reader obtains a strong sense of black life through his colorful and emotional poetry. . - Summary by Denise Ray
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Denise Ray 13:57
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The Easter Flower Read by Denise Ray 1:08
3
To One Coming North Read by Denise Ray 1:26
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America Read by Denise Ray 1:13
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Alfonso, Dressing to Wait at Table Read by Denise Ray 1:29
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The Tropics in New York Read by Denise Ray 1:13
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Flame Heart Read by Denise Ray 2:22
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Home Thoughts Read by Denise Ray 1:29
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On Broadway Read by Denise Ray 1:16
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The Barrier Read by Denise Ray 0:53
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Adolescence Read by Denise Ray 1:07
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Homing Swallows Read by Denise Ray 1:06
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The City's Love Read by Denise Ray 0:58
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North and South Read by Denise Ray 1:37
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Wild May Read by Denise Ray 1:16
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The Plateau Read by Denise Ray 1:23
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After the Winter Read by Denise Ray 1:04
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The Wild Goat Read by Denise Ray 0:50
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Harlem Shadows Read by Denise Ray 1:48
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The White City Read by Denise Ray 1:15
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The Spanish Needle Read by Denise Ray 1:24
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My Mother Read by Denise Ray 2:07
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In Bondage Read by Denise Ray 1:17
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December 1919 Read by Denise Ray 1:07
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Heritage Read by Denise Ray 1:21
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When I Have Passed Away Read by Denise Ray 1:05
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Enslaved Read by Denise Ray 1:14
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I Shall Return Read by Denise Ray 1:18
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Morning Joy Read by Denise Ray 1:30
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Africa Read by Denise Ray 1:16
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On a Primitive Canoe Read by Denise Ray 1:16
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Winter in the Country Read by Denise Ray 1:42
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To Winter Read by Denise Ray 1:26
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Spring in New Hampshire Read by Denise Ray 1:12
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On the Road Read by Denise Ray 1:14
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The Harlem Dancer Read by Denise Ray 1:24
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Dawn in New York Read by Denise Ray 1:21
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The Tired Worker Read by Denise Ray 1:32
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Outcast Read by Denise Ray 1:21
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I know My Soul Read by Denise Ray 1:15
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Birds of Prey Read by Denise Ray 1:16
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The Castaways Read by Denise Ray 1:14
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Exhortation: Summer, 1919 Read by Denise Ray 2:37
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The Lynching Read by Denise Ray 1:27
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Baptism Read by Denise Ray 1:22
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If We Must Die Read by Denise Ray 1:20
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Subway Wind Read by Denise Ray 1:24
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The Night Fire Read by Denise Ray 1:23
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Poetry Read by Denise Ray 1:17
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To A Poet Read by Denise Ray 1:04
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A Prayer Read by Denise Ray 1:28
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When Dawn Comes to the City Read by Denise Ray 2:56
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O Word I Love to Sing Read by Denise Ray 1:12
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Absence Read by Denise Ray 1:24
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Summer Morn in New Hampshire Read by Denise Ray 1:29
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Rest in Peace Read by Denise Ray 1:14
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A Red Flower Read by Denise Ray 1:52
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Courage Read by Denise Ray 1:24
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To O.E.A. Read by Denise Ray 1:50
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Romance Read by Denise Ray 1:32
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Flower of Love Read by Denise Ray 1:44
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The Snow Fairy Read by Denise Ray 2:14
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La Paloma in London Read by Denise Ray 1:19
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A Memory of June Read by Denise Ray 1:38
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Flirtation Read by Denise Ray 0:56
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Tormented Read by Denise Ray 1:13
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Polarity Read by Denise Ray 0:51
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One Year After Read by Denise Ray 2:05
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French Leave Read by Denise Ray 1:46
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Jasmines Read by Denise Ray 1:24
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Commemoration Read by Denise Ray 1:22
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Memorial Read by Denise Ray 1:50
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Thirst Read by Denise Ray 1:17
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Futility Read by Denise Ray 1:19
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Through Agony Read by Denise Ray 2:21
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