Margaret Walker Alexander Reads Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar and James Weldon Johnson and Langston Hughes

In 1932, Margaret Walker, acclaimed poet, had the unique opportunity to hear both Langston Hughes and James Weldon Johnson recite their poetry. In this collection, Walker shares with listeners four of the “Seven Negro Sermons in Verse” that she herself heard Johnson read in New Orleans. Walker exceptionally executes the dialect of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poetry which speaks to life on the plantations as well as sings one of Hughes’ poems, “The Cat and the Saxophone.” (For more on Walker’s poetry see FW09795 and FW09796)

Track Listing

101	The Party	Margaret Walker	10:41
102	When Melindy Sings	Margaret Walker	03:53
103	An Antebellum Sermon	Margaret Walker	04:29
104	A Coquette Conquered	Margaret Walker	01:38
105	In the Morning	Margaret Walker	02:33
106	When Dey Listed Colored Soldiers	Margaret Walker	04:14
201	Listen Lord (A Prayer)	Margaret Walker	03:15
202	The Prodigal Son	Margaret Walker	07:38
203	Go Down Death	Margaret Walker	05:49
204	Judgement Day	Margaret Walker	06:31
205	Negro Dancers	Margaret Walker	00:58
206	The Cat and the Saxophone	Margaret Walker	00:57
207	Cross	Margaret Walker	00:53
208	Mother to Son	Margaret Walker	01:10