English, African American History

LARRY WIGGS

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Audiobooks

Description

I read from the 1619 Project. This is a text that is considered necessary reading for today's African American learning about our history. I used the Shure SM7B microphone. The audio file is about 30 seconds in length.

Vocal Characteristics

Language

English

Voice Age

Young Adult (18-35)

Accents

US African American

Transcript

Note: Transcripts are generated using speech recognition software and may contain errors.
In our national story, we crown Lincoln, the great emancipator, the president who ended slavery, demolished the racist South and ushered in the free nation. Our founders set forth. But this narrative like many others requires more nuance. Douglas would never forget that the president initially suggested that the only solution after abolishing an enslavement that had lasted for centuries was for Black Americans to leave the country. They helped to build.