text_original: My heroes had been King David, then Robert the Bruce; now Frederick Douglass was enshrined in the place of honor. When I learned that Alexandre Dumas was a colored man, I re read _Monte Cristo_ and _The Three Guardsmen_ with magnified pleasure.
text_transcription: MY HEROES HAD BEEN KING DAVID THEN ROBERT THE BRUCE NOW FREDERIC DOUGLAS WAS ENSHRINED IN THE PLACE OF HONOR WHEN I LEARNED THAT ALEXANDER DUMAS WAS A COLORED MAN I RE READ MONTE CRISTO AND THE THREE GUARDSMEN WITH MAGNIFIED PLEASURE
phonemes: maɪ hˈiəɹoʊz hɐdbɪn kˈɪŋ dˈeɪvɪd, ðˈɛn ɹˈɑːbɚt ðə bɹˈuːs; nˈaʊ fɹˈɛdɚɹˌɪk dˈʌɡləs wʌz ɛnʃɹˈaɪnd ɪnðə plˈeɪs ʌv ˈɑːnɚ. wˌɛn aɪ lˈɜːnd ðæt ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ dˈuːməz wʌzɐ kˈʌlɚd mˈæn, aɪ ɹˌiː ɹˈiːd mˈɑːnti kɹˈɪstoʊ ænd ðə θɹˈiː ɡˈɑːɹdzmɛn wɪð mˈæɡnᵻfˌaɪd plˈɛʒɚ.