The Book of American Negro Poetry: Revised Edition
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The Book of American Negro Poetry (1922) is an anthology by James Weldon Johnson. Alongside some of his own poems, Johnson includes the work of such legendary artists as Paul Laurence Dunbar, W. E. B.... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0156135396
ISBN13:9780156135399
Release Date:October 1969
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin
Length:312 Pages
Weight:0.72 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.2" x 7.9"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
I came across this book some thirty years ago while in high school. To this day, there are poems from the book I remember. They are simply beautiful and the poets who wrote them artistic beyond measure. I, sadly, understand why we were not introduced to this book when I was young...a white child in an 99.9% white school and having been chastised for reading a 'black' book...but nowadays, children should be shown the wonderful works by these great poets, not have to find them by accident like I did.
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