Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Art / The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States / Braille

The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 2 — contracted English braille (EBAE-compatible subset). Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 1 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

196,589 braille cells · 206 embossed pages at 40×25 · 1,282 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.