The essential writings of James Weldon Johnson
By: edited and with an introduction by Rudolph P. Byrd ; foreword by Charles Johnson.
Contributors: Byrd, Rudolph P.
Edition: 2008 Modern Library trade pbk. original
Series: Modern Library classics; Modern Library classics
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9780812975321
Work titles: Selections.
Description: "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essays on cultural and political topics, selections from Johnson's autobiography, Along This Way, and two previously unpublished short plays: Do You Believe in Ghosts?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."--Pub. desc.
Notes: "Modern Library trade paperback original"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-321).
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