Library / Education / The Future of the American Negro / Braille
The Future of the American Negro ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition
Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.
Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt
222,569 braille cells · 235 embossed pages at 40×25 · 176 unrepresentable characters omitted
⠍⠁⠞⠑⠗⠊⠁⠇⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠛⠕⠕⠛⠇⠑⠀⠠⠏⠗⠊⠝⠞⠀ ⠏⠗⠕⠚⠑⠉⠞⠲⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠉⠗⠊⠃⠑⠗⠄⠎⠀⠠⠝⠕⠞⠑⠒⠀ ⠠⠑⠧⠑⠗⠽⠀⠑⠋⠋⠕⠗⠞⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠗⠑⠏⠇⠊⠉⠁⠞⠑ ⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠑⠭⠞⠀⠁⠎⠀⠋⠁⠊⠞⠓⠋⠥⠇⠇⠽⠀⠁⠎⠀⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠂⠀ ⠊⠝⠉⠇⠥⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠃⠎⠕⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠧⠁⠗⠊⠁⠝⠞⠀⠎⠏⠑⠇⠇⠊⠝⠛⠎ ⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠊⠝⠉⠕⠝⠎⠊⠎⠞⠑⠝⠉⠊⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀ ⠠⠠⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠠⠠⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠠⠁⠍⠑⠗⠊⠉⠁⠝⠀ ⠠⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠕⠕⠅⠑⠗⠀⠠⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠁⠎⠓⠊⠝⠛⠞⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠃⠕⠎⠞⠕⠝⠀⠀⠀⠠⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠠⠍⠁⠽⠝⠁⠗⠙⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠽⠀⠀⠀ ⠼⠁⠊⠚⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠏⠽⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠂⠀⠼⠁⠓⠊⠊⠂⠀⠀⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀ ⠠⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠂⠀⠠⠍⠁⠽⠝⠁⠗⠙⠀⠀⠠⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠝⠽⠀⠀⠀ ⠶⠠⠊⠝⠉⠕⠗⠏⠕⠗⠁⠞⠑⠙⠶⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠑⠝⠞⠑⠗⠑⠙⠀⠁⠞⠀ ⠠⠎⠞⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠑⠗⠎⠄⠀⠠⠓⠁⠇⠇⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠊⠗⠎⠞⠀⠠⠑⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀ ⠶⠼⠃⠂⠚⠚⠚⠀⠉⠕⠏⠊⠑⠎⠶⠂⠀⠠⠝⠕⠧⠑⠍⠃⠑⠗⠂⠀⠼⠁⠓⠊⠊⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠎⠑⠉⠕⠝⠙⠀⠠⠑⠙⠊⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠶⠼⠃⠂⠚⠚⠚⠀⠉⠕⠏⠊⠑⠎⠶⠂⠀ ⠠⠋⠑⠃⠗⠥⠁⠗⠽⠂⠀⠼⠁⠊⠚⠚⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠠⠛⠑⠕⠗⠛⠑ ⠀⠠⠓⠲⠀⠠⠑⠇⠇⠊⠎⠂⠀⠠⠃⠕⠎⠞⠕⠝⠂⠀⠠⠥⠲⠠⠎⠲⠠⠁⠲⠀⠀⠀ ⠠⠊⠇⠇⠥⠎⠞⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠒⠀⠠⠃⠕⠕⠅⠑⠗⠀⠠⠞⠲⠀⠠⠺⠁⠎⠓⠊⠝⠛⠞⠕⠝⠲⠀ ⠠⠠⠏⠗⠑⠋⠁⠉⠑⠲⠀⠀⠠⠊⠝⠀⠛⠊⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠧⠕⠇⠥⠍⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀ ⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠥⠃⠇⠊⠉⠂⠀⠠⠊⠀⠙⠑⠑⠍⠀⠊⠞⠀⠋⠁⠊⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠁⠽⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀ ⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠽⠊⠑⠇⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠕⠋⠞⠤⠗⠑⠏⠑⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀ ⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠎⠞⠎⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠠⠊⠀⠏⠥⠞⠀⠊⠝⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀ ⠙⠑⠋⠊⠝⠊⠞⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠑⠗⠍⠁⠝⠑⠝⠞⠀⠋⠕⠗⠍⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠎⠀ ⠗⠑⠛⠁⠗⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠝⠑⠛⠗⠕⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠓⠊⠎⠀⠋⠥⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀ ⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠠⠊⠀⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠑⠙⠀⠍⠁⠝⠽⠀⠞⠊⠍⠑⠎⠀⠕⠝⠀
These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.