Abby Arthur Johnson facts for kids
Abby Ann Arthur Johnson (born 1941, died 2024) was a talented writer and a teacher.
She worked at Howard University in the English department. She wrote books with Ronald Maberry Johnson, who taught history at Georgetown University. Together, they wrote about African American magazines and the Congressional Cemetery. Abby Ann Arthur Johnson also wrote articles about important figures like Jessie Redmon Fauset and the Harlem Renaissance, as well as Margaret C. Anderson and her magazine, Little Review.
What She Wrote
Abby Ann Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson wrote several important books.
Books
Their book Propaganda and Aesthetics: the Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century looked at the history of African American magazines. It explored how these magazines shared ideas and art.
In 2012, the Johnsons published 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, a historic burial ground in Washington D.C.
Articles
Abby Ann Arthur Johnson also wrote many articles for different publications. Some of her notable articles include:
- "Literary Midwife: Jessie Redmon Fauset and the Harlem Renaissance" – This article focused on Jessie Redmon Fauset, a key writer during the exciting Harlem Renaissance period.
- "Forgotten Pages: Black Literary Magazines in the 1920s" – This piece explored the important but sometimes overlooked magazines created by Black writers in the 1920s.
- "The Personal Magazine: Margaret C. Anderson and the Little Review, 1914–1929" – This article discussed Margaret C. Anderson and her influential magazine, The Little Review.
