O Southland!

O Southland!

by James Weldon Johnson

In celebration of Juneteenth, LibriVox volunteers bring you five different versions of O Southland!, by James Weldon Johnson. This was the weekly poetry project for 18 June 2006.(Summary by Annie Coleman)

Authors

James Weldon Johnson image

James Weldon Johnson was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Associa...

Books by James Weldon Johnson

Download eBooks

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Favole di Jean de La Fontaine: Libro 10 Cover image

Favole di Jean de La Fontaine: Libro 10 by Jean de La Fontaine

Nei 12 volumi delle "Favole" (1669 - 1693) Jean de La Fontaine rinnovò la tradizione esopica, rappresentando la commedia umana. Quest'opera dimostrò i...

Songs, Merry and Sad Cover image

Songs, Merry and Sad by John Charles McNeill

''Songs, Merry and Sad'' is a collection of poetry by John Charles McNeill, considered the unofficial poet laureate of North Carolina. The volume, pub...

Bible (Reina Valera) 13: Primer Libro de Crónicas (Version 2) Cover image

Bible (Reina Valera) 13: Primer Libro de Crónicas (Version 2) by Reina-Valera

First Chronicles is a historical book of the Old Testament in the Bible. It details the history of the Kingdom of Judah, which was the southern kingdo...

Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 3 Cover image

Crisis: A Record of the Darker Races, Vol. I, No. 3 by W. E. B. Du Bois

The Crisis is a magazine dedicated to documenting the struggles and advocating for the rights of African Americans in the early 20th century. Through...

Bible (Reina Valera) NT 11: Filipenses Cover image

Bible (Reina Valera) NT 11: Filipenses by Reina-Valera

This book contains the New Testament book of Philippians written by the Apostle Paul, translated into the Reina-Valera Spanish version. It is a letter...

The Chicago Race Riots, July 1919  Cover image

The Chicago Race Riots, July 1919 by Carl Sandburg

Carl Sandburg's succinct reporting on and reflections upon the race riots that broke out In Chicago in July 1919.

Love in a Cottage Cover image

Love in a Cottage by Nathaniel Parker Willis

Love in a Cottage is a collection of poems by Nathaniel Parker Willis. The poems celebrate the simple joys of domestic life, the beauty of nature, and...

The Fifth Queen Crowned Cover image

The Fifth Queen Crowned by Ford Madox Ford

It is a thrilling historical fiction novel that follows the story of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England. This book, origin...

Poems of American History, The Revolution Cover image

Poems of American History, The Revolution by Various

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the American Revolution through a collection of poems. It encompasses the significant events from the e...

Bible (KJV) 17: Esther Cover image

Bible (KJV) 17: Esther by King James Version

Esther appears in the Bible as a woman of deep piety, faith, courage, patriotism, and caution, combined with resolution; a dutiful daughter to her ado...

Reviews for O Southland!

No reviews posted or approved, yet...