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God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse. Revised editionEntry/Object ID
Library.2076Description
60 pages ; 20 cm
God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse. revised edition by James Weldon Johnson. Foreword by Maya Angelou and general editor essay by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Revised edition. Dedicated to Arthur B. Spingarn.
What is an African American classic? by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Contents: Listen, Lord : a prayer -- The creation -- The prodigal son -- Go down death : a funeral sermon -- Noah built the ark -- The crucifixion -- Let my people go -- The judgment day.
Summary: Seven sermons in verse inspired by memories of sermons by Black preachers heard by Mr. Johnson in childhood. The sermons are patterned after traditional African-American religious oratory.Collection
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Sermons, American -- African American authors., Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938.Publication Details
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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938Edition
Revised editionPublisher
Penguin BooksPlace Published
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New York, New YorkCall No.
PS 3519.O2625 G6 2008ISBN
9780143105411