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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
by James Weldon Johnson, Aaron Douglas, C.B. Falls
ISBN: 0-14-018403-1
Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper)
Pub. Date: February, 1990
Format: Paperback
Volumes: 1
List Price(USD): $10.00
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Average Customer Rating: 5 (7 reviews)

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Rating: 5
Summary: A Classic
Comment: Please expose young people to this work! It will bring the Scriptures and African-American culture alive for them. It wouldn't hurt adults either..I was thinking from a teaching standpoint..Love this work!

Rating: 5
Summary: A poetic tribute to African-American religious oratory
Comment: James Weldon Johnson was one of the giants of African-American cultural history. A novelist, poet, songwriter, diplomat, educator, and activist, he left behind a towering legacy when he died in 1938. An essential part of that legacy is "God's Trombones," a book in which Johnson pays poetic tribute to the "old-time Negro preacher."

"God's Trombones" contains seven poems, each of which is inspired by the art of the classic African-American sermon. Most of Johnson's poems retell Bible stories. "The Creation," "Noah Built the Ark," "Let My People Go," and more--each one carries the reader to the traditional Black churches of Johnson's era. In his preface Johnson discusses the cultural significance of the traditional African-American religious orator and also reflects on his own literary strategies in the construction of these poems.

Johnson's poems beg to be read aloud. Whatever your own ethnic heritage or religious inclination, try giving voice to these masterworks: you'll be amazed at the effect. If you are a lover of Christian inspirational writing, a scholar of African-American culture, or a person who appreciates great poetry, "God's Trombones" would make a fine addition to your library.

Rating: 5
Summary: Inspirational
Comment: I read this book two years ago as a freshman in college. The poems touched me so much that I still continue to read them. Through this book James Weldon Johnson has retold familar Bible stories in a new light. He has captured the spirit of an oral tradition and has preserved this great tradition for future generations. I would highly reccomend this book to people of all ages and all backgrounds!

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