Stanton White: A Romance of the New South
Asa Zadel Hall
Read by James K. White
In this tome the Northern narrator, Harold Edson, visits the American South with his college friend, Stanton White, in order to study first hand the social conditions of African Americans during the post-reconstruction era. Edson describes encounters with racist whites whose attacks on African Americans are vicious and unrepentant.
This narrative reflects primitive ideas about race that prevailed in the 19th century United States--above and below the Mason-Dixon--and a level of ignorance that, to a 21st century listener, may be difficult to fully appreciate. But in fact, many of the notions Hall visits in the text continue to echo today reminding us that race has always been a foundation upon which this country was built. (Summary by James K. White) (5 hr 31 min)
Chapters
Dedication and Forward | 2:22 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter I, The Attack | 14:53 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter II, The Flight | 21:12 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter III, Recaptured | 8:25 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter IV, School Days | 20:34 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter V, A Distinguished Visitor | 12:10 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter VI, Florida, Ho! | 6:57 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter VII, A Day In St. Augustine | 16:47 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter VIII, Halifax By The Sea | 22:35 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter IX, Camp Life | 15:17 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter X, Plantation Life | 13:33 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XI, Hunting the Alligator | 12:08 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XII, Shadows | 16:02 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XIII, Gleams From the Darkness | 22:48 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XIV, Lead, Kindly Light | 13:35 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XV, A Plantation Meeting House | 15:33 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XVI, The Great Campaign | 5:28 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XVII, News From the Front | 9:34 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XVIII, The Poisoned Melon | 8:45 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XIX, To The Storm-Center | 8:57 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XX, A Changed Program | 12:29 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XXI, The Mass Meeting | 37:14 | Read by James K. White |
Chapter XXII, For The New South | 14:08 | Read by James K. White |