His Excellency General Washington, Phillis Wheatley [AUDIO]

This is a recording of African American poet Arna Bontemps reading Phillis Wheatley’s poem. The reading is featured on the Smithsonian Folkways album, Anthology of Negro Poets in the U.S.A.–200 Years.

Source: 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1955 Folkways Records

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