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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Along This Way (autobiography) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| authorOccupationDescribed |
civil rights leader
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diplomat ⓘ educator ⓘ songwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
experiences of African Americans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries
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life of James Weldon Johnson ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
James Weldon Johnson’s experiences as a Black diplomat
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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
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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
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Harlem ⓘ Jacksonville, Florida ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| subject |
African-American literature
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Black leadership in the early 20th century ⓘ Harlem Renaissance ⓘ James Weldon Johnson ⓘ Jim Crow laws ⓘ
surface form:
Jim Crow era
Lift Every Voice and Sing ⓘ 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
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scholars of African-American history ⓘ students of American literature ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
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