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Charles R. Johnson

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Charles R. Johnson is an American scholar and author of novels, short stories, and essays. Johnson, an African-American, has directly addressed the issues of black life in America in novels such as Middle Passage and Dreamer. Johnson first came to prominence in the 1960s as a political cartoonist, at which time he was also involved in radical politics. In 1970, he published a collection of cartoons, and this led to a television series about cartooning on PBS.

1990 National Book Award Winner.

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Charles R. Johnson

Charles R. Johnson

Books from Charles R. Johnson

Middle Passage

The Sunlight Dialogues

Selected Writings

Oxherding Tale

The Way of the Writer: Reflections on the Art and Craft of Storytelling

Dr. King's Refrigerator: And Other Bedtime Stories

Africans in America: America's Journey through Slavery

Night Hawks: Stories

The Sorcerer's Apprentice: Tales and Conjurations

Soulcatcher and Other Stories

Kingsblood Royal

Grand: A Grandparent's Wisdom for a Happy Life

I Was Born a Slave: An Anthology of Classic Slave Narrative, 1772-1849

Essentials

The Burning Maiden

After Hours: A Collection of Erotic Writing by Black Men

Selected Shorts: Wartime Lives

The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson

Topics in Matrix Analysis

I Was Born a Slave: An Anthology of Classic Slave Narratives: 1849-1866