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The Glory of Negro History

Langston Hughes
The Glory of Negro History

In this collection of prose and song, Langston Hughes narrates the history of the African-American people. Beginning with the struggles associated with slavery and punctuated with African chants and freedom songs sung by Brownie McGhee, Hilda Haynes and Leadbelly, Hughes imparts the glory and triumphs of African-Americans, which include the accomplishments of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver, the founding of the NAACP, the sporting legends Jackie Robinson and Joe Louis and the music of William Grant and Ella Fitzgerald.

Track Listing

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Langston Hughes
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Langston Hughes
02:28
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Langston Hughes
00:11
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Langston Hughes
02:53
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Leon Bibb
00:22
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03:05
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Hilda Haynes
00:50
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Langston Hughes
02:01
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Hilda Haynes
00:55
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Langston Hughes
00:38
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Langston Hughes and Lead Belly
02:08
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Langston Hughes
02:28
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Clark Morgan
00:28
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Langston Hughes
01:48
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Hermes Nye
02:00
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Hermes Nye, Brownie McGhee
00:57
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Langston Hughes, George McClain Chorale
01:08
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Langston Hughes
00:50
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Langston Hughes
01:01
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Bertha Chippie Hill
02:04
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Langston Hughes
05:09
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Langston Hughes
01:11
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Dallas String Band
02:53
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
02:46
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Louis Armstrong
02:45
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Langston Hughes
00:41
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Claude McKay
01:05
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Langston Hughes
02:17
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Ella Fitzgerald
00:46
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00:46
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Langston Hughes
02:29
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George D. McClain
00:35