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The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson

By James Weldon Johnson
Foreword by Charles Johnson
Edited by Rudolph Byrd

By James Weldon Johnson
Foreword by Charles Johnson
Edited by Rudolph Byrd

By James Weldon Johnson
Foreword by Charles Johnson
Edited by Rudolph Byrd

By James Weldon Johnson
Foreword by Charles Johnson
Edited by Rudolph Byrd

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Oct 21, 2008 | ISBN 9780812975321

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Jun 22, 2011 | ISBN 9780307796868

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    About The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson

    “A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitively edited by Rudolph Byrd.”
    –Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

    One of the leading voices of the Harlem Resaissance 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essays on cultural and political topics, selections from Johnson’s autobiography, Along This Way, and two previously unpublished short plays: Do You Believe in Ghosts? and The Engineer. Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and a Foreword by acclaimed author Charles Johnson, this Modern Library edition showcases the tremendous range of James Weldon Johnson’s writings and their considerable influence on American civic and cultural life.

    “This collection of poetry, fiction, criticism, autobiography, political writing and two unpublished plays by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) spans 60 years of pure triumph over adversity. [….Johnson’s] nobility, his inspiration shine forth from these pages, setting moral and artistic standards.” —Los Angeles Times

    About The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson

    “A canonical collection, splendidly and sensitively edited by Rudolph Byrd.”
    –Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

    One of the leading voices of the Harlem Resaissance 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 topics, selections from Johnson’s autobiography, Along This Way, and two previously unpublished short plays: Do You Believe in Ghosts? and The Engineer. Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and a Foreword by acclaimed author Charles Johnson, this Modern Library edition showcases the tremendous range of James Weldon Johnson’s writings and their considerable influence on American civic and cultural life.

    “This collection of poetry, fiction, criticism, autobiography, political writing and two unpublished plays by James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) spans 60 years of pure triumph over adversity. [….Johnson’s] nobility, his inspiration shine forth from these pages, setting moral and artistic standards.” —Los Angeles Times

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    God's Trombones
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    God's Trombones
    Along This Way
    Complete Poems
    Lift Every Voice and Sing
    The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
    See all books by James Weldon Johnson

    About James Weldon Johnson

    James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)—novelist, poet, lawyer, editor, ethnomusicologist—was also the coauthor (with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson) of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely accepted as the “Negro National Anthem.”

    About James Weldon Johnson

    James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)—novelist, poet, lawyer, editor, ethnomusicologist—was also the coauthor (with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson) of the hymn “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” widely accepted as the “Negro National Anthem.”

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Collections | Domestic Politics | Nonfiction Classics

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Oct 21, 2008 | 352 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812975321

    Category: Literary Collections | Domestic Politics | Nonfiction Classics

    Ebook | $9.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Jun 22, 2011 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9780307796868

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