History's Greatest Speeches

This is a special production from SoundCraft Audiobooks, the eighth volume in the "History's Greatest Speeches" series and the second to feature the voices of some of the most important women in world history. Fort Raphael Publishing has collected seven of the most important and iconic speeches of all time, all of which were written and delivered by the most important women of their respective eras. We then hired the finest narrators in the business to read these speeches as they might have originally been delivered and added atmospheric sound effects to allow the listener to feel as if they were actually present when the speech was performed. From Ida B. Wells' (Devereau Chumrau) powerful condemnation of the scourge of lynching to Eva Peron's (Kelly Silva O'Rourke) renunciation of the Vice Presidency of Argentina, these speeches were among the most influential, important and moving speeches ever delivered. This volume also features the labor leader Mother Jones (Jean Moran), suffragist Nellie McClung (Allison Black), women's rights pioneer Carrie Chapman Catt (Lia Mortensen), physicist and Nobel Prize-winning scientist Marie Curie (Sara Nichols), and the United States' and the longest serving First Lady and human rights advocate Eleanor Roosevelt (Barbara Robertson). This collection of powerful and moving speeches pays tribute to these great world leaders and the words they used to inspire millions. This is the second volume of this special series.

This is a SoundCraft Audiobooks production featuring digitally enhanced performances of some of history's greatest speeches - all presented as they might have originally been heard. The immersive audio experience presented here - complete with sound effects, music, and atmospherics - allows the listener to feel as if they were in attendance when these speeches were first delivered. The orations are performed by a select group of amazing actors who uniquely capture the essence, power, and complexity of these magnificent addresses, universally acknowledged as some of the greatest speeches in world history. Volume V features such disparate historical characters as Pope Urban II (Kevin Theis) urging the beginning of the Crusades, Prime Minister of England William Pitt the Younger (Nick Sandys) arguing against negotiations with Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, the defeated Napoleon Bonaparte himself (Ben Werling), bidding farewell to his Old Guard as he steps down as Emperor of France, William Jennings Bryan's (Will Clinger) fiery "Cross of Gold" speech, Ida B. Wells (Devereau Chumrau) speaking on the scourge of lynching in America, Eva Peron (Kelly Silva O'Rourke) stepping down as candidate for the Vice Presidency of Argentina and Thurgood Marshall (AK Murtada) delivering the closing argument in the landmark Supreme Court case of Brown v. Board of Education. This collection is part five of a series. Search for "History's Greatest Speeches" to discover more from SoundCraft Audiobooks and Fort Raphael Publishing.

This is a special production from SoundCraft Audiobooks and is Volume 9 in the "History's Greatest Speeches" series. The struggle for human rights, emancipation, civil rights, social justice, voting rights and freedom from discrimination and tyranny is captured here in this volume of speeches by some of the most influential and brilliant black orators in history. From Sojourner Truth (Rochelle Young) questioning society's role in subjugating black women to Nelson Mandela (Amir Abdullah) facing a life sentence in prison with dignity and unequaled poise, this collection of speeches highlights the contributions of these unique speakers, who stood up to prejudice, violence, prison and even death itself to assert their rights as human beings. This volume also features Booker T. Washington's (Will Chris) "Atlanta Compromise" speech, Mary E. Church Terrell (Casaundra Freeman) opining on what it means to be a black woman in the nation’s capital, Ida B. Wells' (Devereau Chumrau) condemnation of the scourge of lynching in America, W.E.B. Du Bois (Rosney Mauger) famous "A Negro Nation Within a Nation" speech to the NAACP and Thurgood Marshall's (AK Murtada) historic argument for fairness in education before the United States Supreme Court in the landmark case Brown v. Board of Education. The importance of the contributions of these great speakers to the fight for basic human rights cannot be overstated. We are proud to be able to present these breathtaking and stirring orations highlighting the voices of black speakers throughout history.