Project Gutenberg on Nostr: American poet and playwright Georgia Douglas Johnson was born #OTD in 1880. Her first ...

American poet and playwright Georgia Douglas Johnson was born #OTD in 1880.

Her first collection of poetry, "The Heart of a Woman" (1918), was one of the earliest books of poetry published by a Black woman in the United States. Her second volume, "Bronze" (1922), focuses more explicitly on racial issues, delving into the experiences of Black Americans and the injustices they faced in society.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_Douglas_Johnson

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