· James Weldon Johnson wrote “God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse” in , one of several books of poetry, anthologies and memoirs by the civil rights activist. (Image courtesy of Lucia Droby) Johnson grew up in Jacksonville, as did Hill. Next year, the city is scheduled to open a park in memory of Johnson and his brother John. God's Trombones; God's Trombones. Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (Penguin Classics) By J. Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson; $ ($) Product Description. Introduced by Maya Angelou, the inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered. Complete summary of James Weldon Johnson's God's Trombones. eNotes plot summaries cover all the significant action of God's Trombones. James Weldon Johnson (is James William Johnson) Review God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse is a book of poems by James Weldon Johnson patterned after traditional African-American religious oratory.
God's Trombones; God's Trombones. Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (Penguin Classics) By J. Rosamond Johnson, James Weldon Johnson; $ ($) Product Description. Introduced by Maya Angelou, the inspiring sermon-poems of James Weldon Johnson James Weldon Johnson was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, and one of the most revered. God's trombones seven Negro sermons in verse /. Show all versions (3) Bibliographic Details. Main Author: Johnson, James Weldon, Corporate Authors: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Johnson was inspired to write "God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse " after hearing a stirring African-American preacher in Kansas City in Johnson wrote seven free-verse poems on biblical themes to capture the rhythm, content, language and religious commitment of the African-American preacher.
God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse is a book of poems by James Weldon Johnson patterned after traditional African-American religious oratory. African-American scholars Henry Louis Gates and Cornel West have identified the collection as one of Johnson's two most notable works, the other being Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man. James Weldon Johnson, , Aaron Douglas, Illustrated by, and C. B. Falls (Charles Buckles), , Illustrated by. God's Trombones. Seven Negro Sermons in Verse. New York: The Viking Press, Full Text ([vii], 56 p., ca. 75K) HTML file. XML/TEI source file. 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 God's Trombones, one of his most celebrated works, inspirational sermons of African American preachers are reimagined as poetry, reverberating with the musicality and splendid eloquence of the spirituals. This classic collection includes "Listen Lord (A Prayer)," "The Creation," "The Prodigal Son.
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