James Weldon Johnson
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Series
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English
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"First published anonymously in 1912, "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" is James Weldon?s Johnson fictional account of a young biracial man living in America during the second half of the 19th century and early part of the 20th century. The so-called "Ex-Colored" man makes his living as a jazz pianist playing ragtime music at a popular New York club. It is here that he catches the attention of a wealthy white gentleman who takes a curious interest...
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English
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Description
Originally published in 1930 and now back in print with an introduction by Zadie Smith, Black Manhattan traces the Black experience in New York City from its origins in the seventeenth century, through the Revolutionary and Civil War periods, to the triumphant achievements of the Harlem Renaissance. Written by one of the leading Black scholars and activists of the first half of the twentieth century, this timeless book also illuminates Black literature,...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
An illustrated version of the song written by civil rights leader and poet James Weldon Johnson in 1899 that has come to be considered the African American national anthem.
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Publisher
Nancy Paulsen Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Just in time for the 120th anniversary of the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"-this stirring book celebrates the Black National Anthem and how it inspired five generations of a family... In Jacksonville, Florida, two brothers, one of them the principal of a segregated, all-black school, wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing" so his students could sing it for a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday in 1900. From that moment on, the song has provided...
6) The Creation
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Publisher
Holiday House
Language
English
Description
A poem based on the story of creation from the first book of the Bible.
9) Writings
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Series
Library of America volume 145
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
"One of the leading voices of the Harlem Renaissance and a crucial literary figure of his time, James Weldon Johnson was also an editor, songwriter, founding member and leader of the NAACP, and the first African American to hold a diplomatic post as consul to Venezuela and Nicaragua. This comprehensive volume of Johnson's works includes the seminal novel Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, poems from God's Trombones, essays on cultural and political...
19) The book of American Negro poetry: chosen and edited, with an essay on the Negro's creative genius
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace, and Co
Pub. Date
©1922
Language
English
