What if I am a Woman?, Vol. 2: Black Women's Speeches
Volume two of a series of speeches and essays written by America’s most important and influential African-American women focuses here on 20th century activists. Readings include a letter that UCLA professor and self-proclaimed Communist Angela Davis wrote from prison, where she was held on a charge of being an accomplice to murder. She intelligently defends what she believes in and why, standing for her rights to a fair trial. Liner notes with speaker’s backgrounds and transcriptions included.(See also FW05537 What If I Am A Woman? Vol. 1)
Track Listing
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Ida M. Wells-Barnett, Lynching, Our National Crime | Ruby Dee | 13:26 | |
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102
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Fannie Lee Chaney, Ben Is Going to Take His Big Brother's Place, 1964 | Ruby Dee | 4:30 | |
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Shirley Chisholm, It Is Time for a Change | Ruby Dee | 9:10 | |
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Mrs. Martin Luther King, Jr., We Need to Be United | Ruby Dee | 9:41 | |
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Angela Davis, I am A Black Revolutionary Woman, 1971 | Ruby Dee | 10:08 | |
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Coretta Scott King, The Right to a Decent Life and Human Dignity, 1971 | Ruby Dee | 7:54 |
Album Info
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The Reason I Like ChocolateNikki Giovanni
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From the ArchivesSounds of the Cold War from Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesSongs of the Civil War by Smithsonian Folkways -
From the ArchivesCivil War Songs and Sounds -
From the Archives“White House Blues”: Music of the Political Process
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From the ArchivesPeace Songs of the 1960s | Smithsonian Folkways Magazine -
From the ArchivesCivil War Naval Songs: Recording 19th-Century Historical Ballads | -
From the ArchivesThat's Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong ... -
From the ArchivesAnthology of American Folk Music: Historical and award-winning ... -
From the ArchivesVoices of Struggle: The Civil Rights movement, 1945 to 1965