God's Trombones

James Weldon Johnson

ABout the Author

• Born in 1871 and died in 1938
• His mom was a teacher and his dad was a headwaiter and minister
• He was a leader in Black Civil rights
• He was black!

Question: If we know this about his past, where do we think he learned about sermons from?

ABout the book

• 7 sermons
• Some cover stories that you may already know
• Some may cover new territory for you
• told from an unusual perspective during this time
• Why might this be?