Let My People Go
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"Let My People Go" is a poetic sermon-piece by James Weldon Johnson, included in his collection *God’s Trombones*, that reimagines African American spiritual and biblical themes in elevated, sermon-like verse.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ sermon-poem ⓘ |
| alludesTo | Book of Exodus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
African American literature
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Christian literature ⓘ |
| author | James Weldon Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalContext | early 20th-century African American religious life ⓘ |
| depicts | Moses and the Israelites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | God’s Trombones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ sermon ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Let My People Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn |
anthologies of Harlem Renaissance literature
ⓘ
collections of African American poetry ⓘ |
| inCollection | God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
African American spirituals
ⓘ
Black church preaching tradition ⓘ biblical sermons ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | God’s Trombones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reimagines |
African American spiritual themes
ⓘ
biblical themes ⓘ |
| style |
elevated rhetorical style
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sermon-like oratory ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
church congregations
ⓘ
general readership ⓘ |
| theme |
African American religious experience
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African American spiritual tradition ⓘ Exodus story ⓘ biblical narrative ⓘ deliverance from bondage ⓘ faith ⓘ freedom ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
biblical allusion
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oratorical cadence ⓘ rhythmic repetition ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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