About the book
This selection of more than forty poems from a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance includes both uncompromising indictments of racial injustice and celebrations of the triumphs of African-Americans.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Editions of Lift Every Voice and Sing
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780141183879
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This selection of more than forty poems from a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance includes both uncompromising indictments of racial injustice and celebrations of the triumphs of African-Americans.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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What is Lift Every Voice and Sing about?
This selection of more than forty poems from a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance includes both uncompromising indictments of racial injustice and celebrations of the triumphs of African-Americans.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Lift Every Voice and Sing?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Poetry / Poems
Where can I read a sample of Lift Every Voice and Sing?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780141183879
Is Lift Every Voice and Sing part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Lift Every Voice and Sing?
James Weldon Johnson
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Lift Every Voice and Sing is available as paperback(ISBN 9780141183879)
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