The Negro Woman
This collection of spoken word chronicles the profound influence of the African-American woman in America. Compiled from speeches, letters, articles, and autobiographies Dorothy Franklin Washington gives life to the words of Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Mary McLeod Bethune and other African American women who played a principal role in shaping a more tolerant America.
Track Listing
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101
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Introduction (Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve) | Dorothy Washington | 2:05 | |
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102
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Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784) | Dorothy Washington | 1:08 | |
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103
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Sojourner Truth (1753-1784) | Dorothy Washington | 5:19 | |
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104
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Sojourner Truth cont. | Dorothy Washington | 2:51 | |
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105
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Harriet Tubman (1829-1913) | Dorothy Washington | 4:50 | |
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201
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Harriet Tubman cont. | Dorothy Washington | 4:26 | |
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202
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Frances Ellen Watkins Harper (1825-1911) | Dorothy Washington | 2:40 | |
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203
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Ida B. Wells (1862-1931) | Dorothy Washington | 2:14 | |
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204
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Mary Church Terrel (1863-1954) | Dorothy Washington | 3:25 | |
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205
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Mary McLeod Bethune (1874-1955) Last Will and Testament | Dorothy Washington | 4:40 |
Album Info
Folkways Suggests
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Together to the Tune of Coltrane's “Equinox”Sarah Webster Fabio
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Excerpts from the Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinJesse Lemisch
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Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A. - 200 YearsArna Bontemps
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Heritage USA, Vol. 2, Part 1: Documents and SpeechesVarious Artists
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Legacies: The Poetry of Nikki GiovanniNikki Giovanni
