The Johnson, James Weldon 1871-1938 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Book of American Negro Poetry" by James Weldon Johnson is a poetry anthology published in 1922. It was the first anthology of its kind, collecting works by thirty-one African American poets during the early Harlem Renaissance. Johnson's compilation sought to showcase the range and depth of Black poetry, challenging white stereotypes and establishing African American voices in literature. The anthology includes a substantial preface and biographical notes. A second edition in 1931 added nine more poets, expanding this groundbreaking collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_American_Negro_Poetry Release date is 2004-04-01 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Charles M. Bidwell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified American poetry -- African American authors African Americans -- Poetry PS Original publication data not identified 22005816 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11986 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11986 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133303.0 11986