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God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse

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Title
God's trombones : seven Negro sermons in verse
Additional title: Seven Negro sermons in verse
Additional title: Negro sermons in verse
Names
Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938 (Author)
Douglas, Aaron (Illustrator)
Falls, C. B.(Charles Buckles), 1874-1960 (Calligrapher)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1927
Place: New York
Publisher: Viking Press
Table of Contents
Listen, Lord : a prayer --The creation --The prodigal son --Go down death : a funeral sermon --Noah built the ark --The crucifixion --Let my people go --The judgment day.
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: Sc Rare 811-J (Johnson, J. W. God's trombones) c. 2
Topics
Bible -- History of Biblical events
Bible
African American preaching
African Americans
African Americans -- Religious life
Christian life -- United States
Sermons, American -- African American authors
Religious poetry, American
Christian poetry
American poetry -- African American authors
History of Biblical events
Religious life
Christian life
Sermons, American
American poetry
United States
Genres
Poetry
Sermons
Notes
Statement of responsibility: by James Weldon Johnson ; drawings by Aaron Douglas ; lettering by C.B. Falls.
Additional physical form: Also issued online.
Physical Description
Extent: 8 unnumbered pages, 56 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 16 x 24 cm
Description
Seven sermons in verse inspired by memories of sermons by Black preachers heard by Mr. Johnson in childhood. The sermons are patterned after traditional African-American religious oratory.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 31205932
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11728386
NYPL Exhibition ID: SC 25.701.03
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 28b20800-2cf4-013d-40e8-0242ac110003
Rights Statement
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  • 1871: Creator Born
  • 1927: Issued
  • 1938: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "God's trombones " The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1927. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5be50780-3bba-013d-5d6c-0242ac110003

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "God's trombones " New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 19, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5be50780-3bba-013d-5d6c-0242ac110003

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1927). God's trombones Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5be50780-3bba-013d-5d6c-0242ac110003

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God's trombones