Johnson's unprecedented role as civil rights leader and literary artist was a dual one that has not been replicated since his time.This volume comprises editorials form the "New York Age" organized thematically, and at a critical introduction discusses Johnson's role in the history of the black press. By painting a vivid picture of the race problem in this nation, and by his portrayal of the successes and possibilities of his race in American life and culture, he picked at white America's conscience. This collection of writings serves to support Dr Wilson's contention that the foundation of black literature had itspaternity more in James Weldon Johnson than in anyone else.
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CONTRIBUTORS: James Weldon Johnson, Sondra Kathryn Wilson
EAN: 9780195076448
COUNTRY: United States
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WEIGHT: 584 g
HEIGHT: 243 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc
DATE PUBLISHED: 1995-07-20
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GENRE: LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Essays
WIDTH: 162 cm
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Book Themes:
United States of America, USA, English, c 1910 to c 1919, c 1919 to c 1939 (Inter-war period), Biography and non-fiction prose, Literary essays, Anthologies: general, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Ethnic studies, Human rights, civil rights
Gathers the remarkable record of one of the most prolific, erudite, and eloquent African American writers of the 20th century....All collections.
