JOHNSON, JAMES WELDON AND J. ROSAMOND JOHNSON - The Book of American Negro Spirituals

New York, NY: The Viking Press, 1926. 4th Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book is in generally clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The front cover has several spots of ground-in dirt. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's name and date on the front endpaper. "As noted above, in 1901 Johnson had moved to New York City with his brother J. Rosamond Johnson to work in musical theater. They collaborated on such hits as "Tell Me, Dusky Maiden", "Nobody's Looking but the Owl and the Moon", and the spiritual "Dem Bones", for which Johnson wrote the lyrics and his brother the music. Johnson composed a poem which was later set to music to become "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" to honor renowned educator Booker T. Washington who was visiting Stanton School, when the poem was recited by 500 school children as a tribute to Abraham Lincoln's birthday. This song became widely popular and has become known as the "Negro National Anthem", a title that the NAACP adopted and promoted. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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