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The Freedmen's Book

The Freedmen's Book

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The Freedmen's Book is a arts podcast hosted by Lydia Maria Child. It has 60 episodes, with the latest published July 2012.

Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, compiled this collection of short stories and poems by former slaves and noted activists as an inspiration to freed slaves. In her dedication to the freedmen, she urges those who can read, to read these stories aloud to others to share the strength and courage of and accomplishments of colored men and women. In that spirit, this recording aims to gives that voice a permanent record. (Summary by Rhonda Federman)

arts ·en ·60 episodes

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00 - TO THE FREEDMEN

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01 - Ignatius Sancho by L. Maria Child

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02 - Extract from the Tenth Psalm

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03 - Prejudice Reproved by Lydia H. Sigourney

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04 - Benjamin Banneker by L. Maria Child

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05 - Ethiopia by Frances E. W. Harper - x

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06 - The Hour of Freedom by William Lloyd Garrison

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07 - William Boen by L. Maria Child

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08 - Anecdote of General Washington

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09 - Prayer of the Slave by Bernard Barton

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10 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 1 by L. Maria Child

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11 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 2 by L. Maria Child

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12 - Toussaint l'Ouverture, Part 3 by L. Maria Child

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13 - The Aspirations of Mingo by Mingo, a Slave - x

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14 - Bury Me in a Free Land by Frances E. W. Harper - x

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15 - Phillis Wheatley by L. Maria Child

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16 - A Pertinent Question by Frederick Douglass - x

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17 - The Works of Providence by Phillis Wheatley - x

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18 - The Dying Christian by Frances E. W. Harper - x

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19 - Kindness to Animals by L. Maria Child

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20 - James Forten by L. Maria Child

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21 - The Meeting in the Swamp by L. Maria Child

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22 - A Reasonable Request by Peter Williams - x

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23 - The Slave Poet by George Horton, a Slave - x

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24 - Ratie by Mattie Griffith

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25 - The Kingdom of Christ by James Montgomery

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26 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 1 by L. Maria Child

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27 - Progress of Emancipation in the British West Indies, Part 2 by L. Maria Child

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28 - The Last Night of Slavery by James Montgomery

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29 - Madison Washington by L. Maria Child

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30 - Extract from the Virginia Bill of Rights

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31 - Praise of Creation by George Horton - x

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32 - Frederick Douglass, Part 1 by L. Maria Child

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33 - Frederick Douglass, Part 2 by L. Maria Child

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34 - How the Good Work goes on

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35 - Dedication Hymn by J. M. Whitefield - x

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36 - A Prayer by John G. Whittier

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37 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 1 by L. Maria Child

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38 - William and Ellen Crafts, Part 2 by L. Maria Child

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39 - Spring by George Horton - x

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40 - The Good Grandmother by Harriet Jacobs - x

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41 - The Colored Mother's Prayer

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42 - William Costin

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43 - Education of Children by L. Maria Child

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44 - Thank God for Little Children by Frances E. W. Harper - x

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45 - Sam and Andy by Harriet Beecher Stowe

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46 - John Brown by L. Maria Child

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47 - The Air of Freedom by Frances E. W. Harper - x

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48 - Emancipation in the District of Columbia by James Madison Bell - x

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49 - The Laws of Health by L. Maria Child

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