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James Weldon Johnson
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 lea...view moreJames 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). He was appointed under President Theodore Roosevelt as US consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua for most of the period from 1906 to 1913. In 1934 he was the first African-American professor to be hired at New York University. Later in life he became a professor of creative literature and writing at Fisk University.
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. He published The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man anonymously in 1912, to avoid controversy, only acknowledging writing the novel in 1927, maintaining it wasn't a memoir.view less
Books by James Weldon Johnson
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse Complete Poems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: Journey Through Identity Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSelf-Determining Haiti Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: A novel Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsGod's Trombones Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Book of American Negro Poetry Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Book of American Negro Poetry Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Audiobooks by James Weldon Johnson
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/550 Poems to Read at Weddings: Be inspired for a speical occasion Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBorn in the USA - Exploring America in Poems - The South-East Poets: A celebration of American poetry Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Poetry of James Weldon Johnson Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5