Johnson was born in Toronto, Canada West. As an editor she sought to encourage other writers with African American ancestry by publishing their works in a short periodical. Writing under the name Mrs. A. E. Johnson, her approach to fiction has been compared to Emma Dunham Kelley and Paul Laurence Dunbar, focusing on the social circumstances of her characters rather than identifying ethnic or "racial" aspects.
The study of her works by literary critics after a century of obscurity renewed interest in Johnson, though she had been praised by her contemporaries. Johnson's works include children's literature, Sunday school fiction, and three novels: Clarence and Corinne, which was the first Black-authored work to be published by the American Baptist Publication Society of Philadelphia, The Hazeley Family (1894), and Martina Meriden (2020)
Personal lifeedit
She was married to a well-known Baptist minister, the Rev. Harvey Johnson, whom she met after moving to Boston in the United States.[1][2] She also published in many well-known Black print venues, such as The Baptist Messenger, The American Baptist, and Our Women and Children.[3]
She is also the English translator of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault (Dodd Mead and Company, 1921)
In 1887, she published The Joy and, in 1888, she published The Ivy. These short-lived magazines targeted young African Americans and educated them about their culture, The Joy targeting young girls with stories and The Ivy spreading awareness of African American history.[4]
Referencesedit
^"Amelia E. Johnson (1858—1922)". The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature. OUP. January 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
^Page, Yolanda Williams (2007). Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN9780313334290.
^Harris, Jennifer (2016). "Black Canadian Contexts: The Case of Amelia E. Johnson". African American Review. 49 (3): 241–259. doi:10.1353/afa.2016.0036. S2CID 152005470.
^Sergeant, Sabrina Ehmke. "The Tar Baby and the Tomahawk: Race and Ethnic Images in American Children's Literature, 1880-1939". childlit.unl.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
amelia, johnson, amelia, etta, hall, johnson, 1858, 1922, canadian, writer, poet, amelia, johnson, 1892, contents, early, life, career, personal, life, references, external, linksearly, life, career, editjohnson, born, toronto, canada, west, editor, sought, en. Amelia E Johnson Amelia Etta Hall Johnson 1858 1922 was a Canadian writer and poet Amelia E Johnson in 1892 Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and career editJohnson was born in Toronto Canada West As an editor she sought to encourage other writers with African American ancestry by publishing their works in a short periodical Writing under the name Mrs A E Johnson her approach to fiction has been compared to Emma Dunham Kelley and Paul Laurence Dunbar focusing on the social circumstances of her characters rather than identifying ethnic or racial aspects The study of her works by literary critics after a century of obscurity renewed interest in Johnson though she had been praised by her contemporaries Johnson s works include children s literature Sunday school fiction and three novels Clarence and Corinne which was the first Black authored work to be published by the American Baptist Publication Society of Philadelphia The Hazeley Family 1894 and Martina Meriden 2020 Personal life editShe was married to a well known Baptist minister the Rev Harvey Johnson whom she met after moving to Boston in the United States 1 2 She also published in many well known Black print venues such as The Baptist Messenger The American Baptist and Our Women and Children 3 She is also the English translator of Sleeping Beauty by Charles Perrault Dodd Mead and Company 1921 In 1887 she published The Joy and in 1888 she published The Ivy These short lived magazines targeted young African Americans and educated them about their culture The Joy targeting young girls with stories and The Ivy spreading awareness of African American history 4 References edit Amelia E Johnson 1858 1922 The Concise Oxford Companion to African American Literature OUP January 2002 Retrieved 29 September 2015 Page Yolanda Williams 2007 Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers Greenwood Publishing Group ISBN 9780313334290 Harris Jennifer 2016 Black Canadian Contexts The Case of Amelia E Johnson African American Review 49 3 241 259 doi 10 1353 afa 2016 0036 S2CID 152005470 Sergeant Sabrina Ehmke The Tar Baby and the Tomahawk Race and Ethnic Images in American Children s Literature 1880 1939 childlit unl edu Retrieved 2018 07 25 External links editWorks by Amelia E Johnson at Project Gutenberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amelia E Johnson amp oldid 1211832883, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
