God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse

"God's Trombones; Seven Negro Sermons in Verse" is a masterpiece of American literature that captures the rhythmic power and spiritual fervor of the African American oral tradition. In this collection, James Weldon Johnson reimagines the traditional folk sermon as a high art form, translating the passionate cadence of the black preacher into vivid, dignified verse. Eschewing stereotypical dialect, Johnson utilizes the majestic sweep of the English language to echo the emotional depth and mu...