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

Margaret Walker Alexander
Margaret Walker Alexander Reads Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar, 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

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