Along This Way (autobiography)

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Along This Way is the autobiography of James Weldon Johnson, chronicling his life as a writer, civil rights leader, and key figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

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instanceOf autobiography
book
author James Weldon Johnson
authorOccupationDescribed civil rights leader
diplomat
educator
songwriter
writer
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts experiences of African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
life of James Weldon Johnson
focusesOn James Weldon Johnson’s experiences as a Black diplomat
James Weldon Johnson’s role in the Harlem Renaissance
James Weldon Johnson’s work as a civil rights leader
development of James Weldon Johnson as a writer
genre autobiography
hasPerspective first-person narrative
language English
literaryMovement Harlem Renaissance
medium print
notableFor detailed portrayal of early NAACP organizing
firsthand account of the Harlem Renaissance by a key participant
reflection on race, identity, and American democracy
publicationYear 1933
publisher The Viking Press
setting Caribbean
Harlem
Jacksonville, Florida
New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States
subject African-American literature
Black leadership in the early 20th century
Harlem Renaissance
James Weldon Johnson
Jim Crow laws
surface form: Jim Crow era

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NAACP
NAACP
surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

civil rights movement in the United States
diplomatic career of James Weldon Johnson
literary career of James Weldon Johnson
race relations in the United States
songwriting and lyricism
targetAudience general readership
scholars of African-American history
students of American literature
timePeriodCovered early 20th century
late 19th century

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