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.