Anthology of Negro Poets

“They’ll see how beautiful we are, and be ashamed.” Six of the 20^th century's most esteemed black poets present their work in this album, released in 1954. Composed of recordings made between the 1930s and the 1950s, the poetry of Langston Hughes, Sterling Brown, Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Margaret Walker, and Gwendolyn Brooks comes to life in the lilt of their own voices. Interspersed with introductions at turns boastful and bashful, this collection pulses with the spirit of a people demanding their right to be heard.

Track Listing

101	I Have Known Rivers	Langston Hughes	01:09
102	I Too	Langston Hughes	01:12
103	Long Gone	Sterling Brown	01:18
104	Ma Rainey	Sterling Brown	02:11
105	St. Isaac's Church	Claude McKay	01:07
106	The Tropics in New York	Claude McKay	00:53
107	If We Must Die (Introduction)	Claude McKay	02:13
108	If We Must Die	Claude McKay	01:00
109	Heritage	Countee Cullen	03:42
201	For My People	Margaret Walker	04:24
202	Old Molley Means	Margaret Walker	03:08
203	Kissie Lee	Margaret Walker	02:22
204	Stackalee	Margaret Walker	01:19
205	John Henry	Margaret Walker	01:50
206	Kitchenette	Gwendolyn Brooks	00:56
207	Song of the Front Yard	Gwendolyn Brooks	01:03
208	The Preacher Ruminates	Gwendolyn Brooks	01:00
209	The Children of the Poor (Sonnet No.2)	Gwendolyn Brooks	00:54
210	Old Laughter	Gwendolyn Brooks	00:42
211	Beverly Hills, Chicago	Gwendolyn Brooks	02:16