Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 428 Johnson, James Weldon 1871 1938 Johnson, J. W. (James Weldon) 22005816 The Book of American Negro Poetry Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Charles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Book of American Negro Poetry" by James Weldon Johnson is a collection of poetry curated and edited in the early 20th century, specifically in the 1920s. This anthology aims to showcase the works of American Negro poets, providing insights into the racial and cultural experiences of Black Americans and highlighting their significant contributions to American literature. At the start of the anthology, Johnson presents a preface outlining the vital role of Negro poets in American culture, emphasizing the need for recognition of their artistic voices. He discusses the historical context of Negro literature, touching upon the struggles and achievements of prominent poets like Paul Laurence Dunbar. The opening sets a foundation for understanding the poetic landscape that follows, where themes of love, sorrow, and cultural identity are expressed through vernacular forms and rich emotional depth. Johnson also reflects on the innate creativity among Negro poets, aiming to elevate their status and influence in the broader literary canon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en American poetry -- African American authors African Americans -- Poetry PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 286779 286655 2024-10-05T15:20:51.050987 2023-10-05T13:56:46.142325 text/html text/html 286772 286648 2024-10-05T15:20:51.356012 2023-10-05T13:56:46.362297 text/html text/html 192477 2024-10-05T15:21:03.446957 application/epub+zip 192138 2024-10-05T15:20:56.107971 application/epub+zip 171682 2024-10-05T15:20:54.074976 application/epub+zip 373303 2024-10-05T15:21:07.376420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343026 2024-10-05T15:21:01.072966 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300574 2022-09-06T18:07:40.342755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231511 231438 2024-10-05T15:20:50.645022 2023-10-05T13:56:45.850322 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 232964 2020-12-26T08:01:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 95308 2020-12-26T08:01:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232955 2020-12-26T08:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 95247 2020-12-26T08:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21137 2024-10-05T15:21:07.519412 application/rdf+xml 15779 2024-10-05T15:20:54.632979 image/jpeg 3864 2024-10-05T15:20:54.350989 image/jpeg 185296 2024-10-05T15:20:51.379995 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia