Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 1976 Johnson, James Weldon 1871 1938 Johnson, J. W. (James Weldon) 22005816 The Book of American Negro Poetry Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_American_Negro_Poetry 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.) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American poetry -- African American authors African Americans -- Poetry PS Text Category: Poetry Category: American Literature 286788 2025-08-05T13:11:27.550472 text/html 286772 286648 2024-11-05T15:01:17.002315 2023-10-05T13:56:46.362297 text/html text/html 192503 2025-08-05T13:11:38.837404 application/epub+zip 192102 2025-08-05T13:11:31.853450 application/epub+zip 171646 2025-08-05T13:11:30.007459 application/epub+zip 373734 2025-08-05T13:11:42.456405 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343083 2025-08-05T13:11:36.642445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300574 2022-09-06T18:07:40.342755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231398 2025-08-05T13:11:27.110457 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 211659 2024-10-28T19:05:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17042 2025-08-05T13:11:42.596416 application/rdf+xml 15779 2025-08-05T13:11:30.500471 image/jpeg 3864 2025-08-05T13:11:30.253454 image/jpeg 185349 2025-08-05T13:11:27.578478 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia