The Book Of American Negro Poetry

First published in 1922 The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edited by writer and diplomat James Weldon Johnson this collection was published with the hope of bringing to the public a greater awareness of the art and literature created by Black writers.This anthology collects seminal works by Paul Dunbar W.E.B. Du Bois Claude McKay Leslie Hill James Corrothers and many more.