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 its paternity more in James Weldon Johnson than in anyone else.
| ISBN: | 9780195076448 |
| Publication date: | 20th July 1995 |
| Author: | James Weldon Johnson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 324 pages |
| Series: | The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson |
| Genres: |
Literary essays Anthologies: general Biographies & Autobiographies Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Human rights, civil rights Ethnic studies |