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Fenton Johnson


Born
in Chicago, IL, The United States
May 07, 1888

Died
September 17, 1958

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Fenton Johnson was an American poet, essayist, author of short stories, editor, and educator. Johnson came from a middle-class African-American family in Chicago. His work is often included in anthologies of 20th-century poetry, and he is noted for early prose poetry. James Weldon Johnson (no relation) called Fenton, "one of the first Negro revolutionary poets."

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Average rating: 4.23 · 383 ratings · 28 reviews · 9 distinct works
The Book of American Negro ...

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4.24 avg rating — 458 ratings — published 1922 — 2 editions
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Pesme američkih crnaca

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3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1964
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Mörk sång

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3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1949
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Visions of the Dusk

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1915 — 25 editions
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Tales of Darkest America

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1920 — 14 editions
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A Little Dreaming

3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1913 — 38 editions
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Songs of the Soil

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1916 — 18 editions
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The Champion Magazine, Vol....

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1916 — 2 editions
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For The Highest Good

0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1920 — 11 editions
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