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Listening to this audiobook offers a profound understanding of the past while encouraging reflection on the enduring influence of African American voices in shaping the arts and literature we value today.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15690</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4932aea352854eb3f69bde1db9f1f35c.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Negro in Literature and Art in the United States - Benjamin Griffith Brawley</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/negro-in-literature-and-art-in-the-united-states-benjamin-griffith-brawley--71860769</link><description><![CDATA[Noted African-American author and educator, Benjamin Brawley, presents short biographies of other African-Americans in the fields of literature and other arts including poets, artists, musicians, and orators. 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