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Margaret Walker Reads Margaret Walker and Langston Hughes

Margaret Walker
Margaret Walker Reads Margaret Walker and Langston Hughes

Margaret Walker was one of the most respected poets not only in the African American community but in America at large. Reading selections from her most acclaimed collection of poetry “For My People,” Walker’s poetry expresses a collective historical identity in poems such as “Big John Henry” and “Stagolee.” Walker was heavily influenced by the poetry of Langston Hughes and it is thus fitting that she recites his poetry from Hughes’ “Madam” series.

Track Listing

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Madam's Past History Margaret Walker 01:00
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Madam and her Madam Margaret Walker 00:51
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Madam's Calling Card Margaret Walker 00:54
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Madam and the Rent Man Margaret Walker 00:56
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Madam and the Number Writer Margaret Walker 00:58
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Madam and the Phone Bill Margaret Walker 01:23
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Madam and the Charity Child Margaret Walker 00:57
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108
Madam and the Fortune Teller Margaret Walker 01:04
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109
Madam and the Wrong Visitor Margaret Walker 01:02
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Madam and the Minister Margaret Walker 00:56
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111
Madam and Her "Might Have Been.." Margaret Walker 01:07
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112
Madam and the Census Man Margaret Walker 01:01
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113
Ballad of the Landlord Margaret Walker 01:20
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114
Harlem Margaret Walker 00:41
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115
Dark Blood Margaret Walker 01:53
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116
Southern Song and Sorrow Home Margaret Walker 03:18
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Delta Margaret Walker 10:30
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201
Molly Means Margaret Walker 03:30
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202
Stagger Lee (Stagolee) Margaret Walker 01:40
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203
Papa Chicken Margaret Walker 02:03
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204
Kissie Lee Margaret Walker 02:40
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205
Yalluh Hammuh Margaret Walker 02:27
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206
Two Gun Buster and Trigger Slim Margaret Walker 02:43
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Teacher Margaret Walker 01:09
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Gus the Lion Man Margaret Walker 01:46
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209
Long John Nelson and Sweetie Pie Margaret Walker 02:05
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Big John Henry Margaret Walker 02:16