Fenton Johnson

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African American poet African American writer essayist journalist person poet short story writer writer

Fenton Johnson was an early 20th-century African American poet and writer whose work anticipated themes of the Harlem Renaissance and contributed significantly to Black literary modernism.

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Fenton Johnson canonical	3

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American poet ⓘ African American writer ⓘ essayist ⓘ journalist ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ writer ⓘ
anticipated	themes of the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
contributedTo	development of Black literary modernism ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance	bridge figure between 19th-century Black writing and the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ early shaper of African American modernist aesthetics ⓘ
ethnicity	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
genre	African American literature ⓘ essays ⓘ journalism ⓘ poetry ⓘ short stories ⓘ
hasLiteraryStyle	dramatic monologue ⓘ experimental modernist techniques ⓘ free verse ⓘ
hasLiteraryTheme	African American urban experience ⓘ Black working-class life ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ social protest ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ
influenced	African American modernist poets ⓘ later Harlem Renaissance writers ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	African American literature ⓘ American modernism ⓘ Black literary modernism ⓘ Harlem Renaissance precursor ⓘ
notableFor	anticipating themes of the Harlem Renaissance ⓘ early 20th-century African American poetry ⓘ prose exploring Black urban life ⓘ
notableWorkCharacteristic	blend of religious and secular concerns ⓘ focus on Black voices and perspectives ⓘ use of vernacular speech ⓘ
occupation	editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ
partOf	African American literary tradition ⓘ
workPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ

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Chicago Black Renaissance → hasNotableFigure → Fenton Johnson ⓘ

South Side Writers Group → notableMember → Fenton Johnson ⓘ

The Book of American Negro Poetry → includesWorkBy → Fenton Johnson ⓘ