The Book of American Negro Poetry - Couverture rigide

Johnson, James Weldon

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9780554333922: The Book of American Negro Poetry

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ISBN 10 : 0554333929 ISBN 13 : 9780554333922

Editeur : BiblioLife, 2008

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Biographie de l'auteur :

James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was an American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Johnson is best remembered for his leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he started working in 1917. In 1920 he was the first black individual to be chosen as executive secretary of the organization, effectively the operating officer. He served in that position from 1920 to 1930. Johnson established his reputation as a writer, and was known during the Harlem Renaissance for his poems, novels, and anthologies collecting both poems and spirituals of black culture.

Pr�sentation de l'�diteur :

A landmark anthology of forty poets that brought serious attention to writers such as Countee Cullen and Langston Hughes. The poetry, the prefaces, and Johnson’s critical notes have made this book a classic. Indices.

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