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1	Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man more books like this by James Weldon Johnson Johnson, the first black executive of the NAACP and an active civil-rights campaigner, provides an autobiographical account of living as a white man, although by heritage and experience he is an African American. He is also the author of "God's Trombones" and "Along This Way". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
2	God's trombones; seven negro sermons in verse more books like this by James Weldon Johnson This collection of poems attempts to recreate a vanishing part of Black American spiritual culture - the inspirational sermons of old-time Negro preachers. Using punctuation and line arrangements he captures the fervour of the congregation and underlines the importance of these sermons in the development of Black culture. James Wheldon Johnson is ... see all copies from $2.10! new only from $7.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Three Negro Classics more books like this by Booker T Washington, W E B Du Bois, PH.D., James Weldon Johnson UP FROM SLAVERY The autobiography of Booker T Washington is a startling portrait ofone of the great Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The illegitimate son of 'a white man and a Negro slave, Washington, a man who struggled for his education, would go on to struggle for the dignity of all his people in a hostile and alien ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.14! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The autobiography of an ex-coloured man more books like this by James Weldon Johnson First published anonymously in 1912, and re-published in 1927 at the height of the Harlem Renaissance, this novel became a ground-breaking document of African-American culture while serving as a model for later novelists. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Creation more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, James Ransome (Illustrator) A picture book version of the poem about God's creation of the Earth. Color illustrations accompany the text, which was originally written in 1919. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Lift Every Voice and Sing more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Bryan Collier (Illustrator) The inspiring words and music of "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing", the song hailed as the African-American national anthem, are paired with the dramatic prints of an internationally renowned artist in this "treasure to be read, sung, shared and enjoyed among different generations and people of all races" (The Boston Globe). see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.17! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	God's Trombones more books like this by James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered African Americans of all time, whose life demonstrated the full spectrum of struggle and success. In "Godas Trombones," one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
8	The Book of American Negro Poetry more books like this by James Weldon Johnson 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. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Books of American Negro Spirituals: Two Volumes in One more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, J Rosamond Johnson A treasured collection of sheet music and commentary on the greatest spirituals of all time.. In two elegant and masterly prefaces, James Weldon Johnson discusses the origin and history of more than 120 of the most significant spirituals known. Favorites like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Deep River," and "Go Down, Moses" are arranged for voice and ... see all copies from $13.50! new only from $13.50! \| SVS
10	The book of American negro spirituals more books like this by James Weldon Johnson (Editor) In two elegant and masterly prefaces, James Weldon Johnson discusses the origin and history of more than 120 of the most significant spirituals known. Favorites like "Swing Low Sweet Chariot," "Deep River," and "Go Down, Moses" are arranged for voice and piano by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and considered within their African tradition. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $17.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Along This Way: The Autobiography of James Weldon Johnson more books like this by James Weldon Johnson The autobiography of the celebrated African American writer and civil rights activist Published just four years before his death in 1938, James Weldon Johnsonas autobiography is a fascinating portrait of an African American who broke the racial divide at a time when the Harlem Renaissance had not yet begun to usher in the civil rights movement. ... see all copies from $6.54! new only from $7.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Black Manhattan more books like this by James Weldon Johnson }In this classic work, first published in 1930, James Weldon Johnson, one of the leading lights of the Harlem Renaissance, combined the skills of the historian, social scientist, and the reporter to trace the New York black experience from the earliest settlements on Chatham Square during the pre-revolutionary period to the triumphant ... see all copies from $7.74! new only from $12.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Along This Way more books like this by James Weldon Johnson The extraordinary life story of the famed black writer, poet, and Harlem activist, told in his own words.. }Here is, to quote the eminent historian Nathan Irvin Huggins, one of the finest American autobiographies written in this century. Born in 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida, James Weldon Johnson began his career as a high-school principal. He ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.45! \| SVS
14 view cover	The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man: And Other Writings more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Noelle Morrissette (Introduction by), Delano Greenidge-Copprue (Notes by) "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and Other Writings," by James Weldon Johnson, is part of the ""Barnes & Noble Classics" "series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable ... see all copies from $4.77! new only from $4.77! \| SVS
15 view cover	James Weldon Johnson: Writings more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, William L Andrews (Editor) "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" (1912), James Weldon Johnsonas first book and the first modernist novel written by an African American, is a groundbreaking and subtle account of racial passing, initially published as an anonymous memoir. Its veracityamany believed it to be a genuine autobiographyahas made it one of the undisputed ... see all copies from $8.74! new only from $24.00! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Jan Spivey Gilchrist (Illustrator) Colored pencil, gouache, and watercolor illustrations accompany the lyrics to this time-honored song, penned by African-American civil rights leader and poet, James Weldon Johnson. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
17 view cover	Lift Every Voice and Sing: Selected Poems more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson (Preface by) Twenty-two b&w photographs of African-American men, women, and children illustrate the lyrics of the song named "The Negro National Anthem" by the NAACP. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.14! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Fifty Years & Other Poems more books like this by James Weldon Johnson CONTENTS PAGE . Fiftyyears . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - To America . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4 Black and Unknown Bards . . . . . . . . . 5 0 Southland . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Fragment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 To Horace Bumstead . . . . . . . . 10 The Color Sergeant . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Black Mammy . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 ... see all copies from $5.68! new only from $10.23! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Pieces of a Man more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Various, Claude McKay Claude McKay, Paul Laurence Dunbar, and Charles Chestnut are among the stellar writers featured in this exceptional collection of short stories. see all copies from $2.85! new only from $6.17! \| SVS
20 view cover	Complete Poems more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson (Editor) This year marks the centenary of "Lift Every Voice and Sing", James Weldon Johnson's most famous lyric, which is now embraced as the Negro National Anthem. In celebration, this Penguin original collects all the poems from Johnson's published works -- Fifty Years and Other Poems (1917), God's Trombones (1927), and Saint Peter Relates an Incident of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.88!
21 view cover	The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Rudolph Byrd (Editor), Charles Johnson (Foreword by) This unique one-volume collection contains writings by one of the 20th century's most gifted and effective African-American intellectual-activists. It includes two short never-before-published plays along with Johnson's complete novel "Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man" and much more. see all copies from $5.00! new only from $7.50! \| SVS
22 view cover	The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Volume I the New York Age Editorials (1914-1923) more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Dr. Sondra Kathryn Wilson (Editor) James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) would have been judged a successful man had he merely remained the principal of Stanton School in his hometown of Jacksonville, FL. Destiny led him, however, to become the first African-American to pass the Florida Bar exam, to win international acclaim as a songwriter, poet, novelist, diplomat, playwright, ... see all copies from $27.50! new only from $86.56! \| first editions \| SVS
23	I'll Make Me a World: James Weldon Johnson's Story of the Creation more books like this by James Weldon Johnson see all copies from $2.50! new only from $2.50!
24 view cover	The Books of American Negro Spirituals more books like this by James Weldon Johnson (Editor), J R Johnson (Editor), Rosamond Johnson }This stirring collection of Negro spirituals, edited by the great Negro poet James Weldon Johnson and arranged for voice and piano by his brother J. Rosamond Johnson, presents 120 of these melodicand intensely movingreligious folk songs for contemporary performance. The original language has been faithfully preserved in this convenient ... see all copies from $6.98!
25 view cover	Selected writings of James Weldon Johnson. Vol.2, Social, political and literary essays more books like this by James Weldon Johnson, Sondra Kathryn Wilson These two volumes of writings represent Johnson's experiences as one of black America's premier civil rights statesmen, and leader, participant, and historian of the Black Literary Movement of the 1920s. see all copies from $14.31! new only from $14.31! \| first editions

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