James Weldon Johnson

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1) The autobiography of an ex-colored man

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Series

Library of America paperback classics

Pub. Date

2011.

Edition

First Library of America paperback classic edition.

Language

English

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The author, the first Black executive secretary of the NAACP, offers a fictionalized account of his life and looks at the consequences of denying one's heritage.

2) God's trombones: seven Negro sermons in verse

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Series

Penguin twentieth-century classics
Dover Thrift Editions Black History

Language

English

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God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse is a book of poems by James Weldon Johnson patterned after traditional African-American spiritual oratory. African-American scholars have identified the collection as one of Johnson's two most notable works, the other being Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. The work went on to find acclaim in many circles, proving "enormously popular among both the black cognoscenti as well of the masses of black Americans"...

3) The book of American Negro poetry

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Series

Mint Editions

Pub. Date

[1931]

Language

English

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The Book of American Negro Poetry (1922) is an anthology by James Weldon Johnson. Alongside some of his own poems, Johnson includes the work of such legendary artists as Paul Laurence Dunbar, W. E. B. Du Bois, Jessie Fauset, and Georgia Douglas Johnson. Carefully selected and supported with a masterful preface by Johnson, the poems herein reflect a range of voices, styles, and subjects drawn from tradition and experience alike. In his preface, Johnson...

4) Lift every voice and sing: a celebration of the African American national anthem

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Pub. Date

2019.

Edition

New edition.

Language

English

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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.

5) Writings

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Series

Library of America volume 145

Pub. Date

2004.

Language

English

6) Along this way: the autobiography of James Weldon Johnson

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Pub. Date

[1968]

Language

English

7) The books of American Negro spirituals: including The book of American Negro spirituals and The second book of Negro spirituals

Author

Johnson, James Weldon

Pub. Date

[1926]

Language

English

8) Sing a song: how "Lift Every Voice and Sing" inspired generations

Author

Lyons, Kelly Starling

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

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Illustrations and easy-to-read text follow a family through five generations as each is inspired by the song written in 1900 to honor Abraham Lincoln. Includes author's note on the history of the song and its meaning in her family.