Negro Americans, What Now?

by James Weldon Johnson

A black American writer outlines the possible channels of action available to Negroes to effect a change in their condition

103 pages, Hardcover

About the author

James Weldon Johnson was an American author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, and early civil rights activist. Johnson is remembered best for his writing, which includes novels, poems, and collections of folklore. He was also one of the first African-American professors at New York University. Later in life he was a professor of creative literature and writing at Fisk University.