James Weldon Johnson Books
The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man
First published anonymously in 1912, this resolutely unsentimental novel gave many white readers their first glimpse of the double standard -- and double consciousness -- that ruled the lives of bl...
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Black-and-white photographs accompany this version of the song that has come to be considered the African American national anthem.
Read MoreLift every voice and sing
An illustrated version of the song that has come to be considered the African American national anthem.
Read MoreJames Weldon Johnson: Writings (LOA 145)
James Weldon Johnson’s career was one of extraordinary range, spanning the worlds of diplomacy (as U.S. consul in Venezuela and Nicaragua), politics (as Secretary of the NAACP), journalism (a...
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