Abby Arthur Johnson facts for kids
Abby Ann Arthur Johnson (1941-2024) was a talented writer and a dedicated teacher. She worked in the English department at Howard University, a famous university in Washington, D.C.
She often wrote books with Ronald Maberry Johnson. He taught history at Georgetown University. Together, they explored interesting topics. They wrote about African American magazines and the history of the Congressional Cemetery. Abby Johnson also wrote articles about important figures like Jessie Redmon Fauset and the exciting time known as the Harlem Renaissance. She also wrote about Margaret C. Anderson and her magazine, Little Review.
Her Amazing Work
Abby and Ronald Johnson wrote a book called Propaganda and Aesthetics: the Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century. This book explored the history of magazines made by and for African Americans. It showed how these magazines were important for sharing ideas and art.
In 2012, the Johnsons published another book. It was titled In The Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation. This book tells the story of the Congressional Cemetery. It is a historic cemetery in Washington, D.C., where many important people from American history are buried.
Books and Articles
Books She Wrote
- Propaganda and Aesthetics: the Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century by Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson, University of Massachusetts Press 1979
- In The Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation with Ronald Maberry Johnson 2012
Articles She Wrote
- "Literary Midwife: Jessie Redmon Fauset and the Harlem Renaissance"
- "Forgotten Pages: Black Literary Magazines in the 1920s"
- "The Personal Magazine: Margaret C. Anderson and the Little Review, 1914–1929"
