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Abby Ann Arthur Johnson (1941-2024) was a writer and educator.

She worked at Howard University's English department. She has written books with Ronald Maberry Johnson, who has taught at Georgetown University's history department. They wrote books about African American magazines and the Congressional Cemetery. She wrote written articles on Jessie Redmon Fauset and the Harlem Renaissance as well as Margaret C. Anderson and the Little Review.

Work

The Johnsons' book Propaganda and Aesthetics: the Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century examined the history of Afro-American magazines.

In 2012, the Johnsons published In The Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation which details the history of the Congressional Cemetery.

Writings

Books

• Propaganda and Aesthetics: the Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century by Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson, University of Massachusetts Press 1979
• In The Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation with Ronald Maberry Johnson 2012

Articles

• 1973 doctoral dissertation at the University of Michigan
• "The Promise of Baptism: Art Introduction to Baptism in Scripture and the Reformed Tradition" 1976
• "Literary Midwife: Jessie Redmon Fauset and the Harlem Renaissance"
• "Forgotten Pages: Black Literary Magazines in the 1920s" Journal of American Studies 1974 and published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2009
• "The Personal Magazine: Margaret C. Anderson and the Little Review, 1914–1929"

References

1. https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/springfield-va/abby-johnson-12085517
2. ^ Deutsch, Leonard J. (1981). "Reviewed work: Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines of the Twentieth Century, Abby Arthur Johnson, Ronald Maberry Johnson". MELUS. 8 (1): 89–91. doi:10.2307/467381. JSTOR 467381.
3. "Johnson, Ronald Maberry [WorldCat Identities]".
4. "Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson. <italic>Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century</italic>. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. 1979. Pp. 248. $15.00". The American Historical Review. 1980. doi:10.1086/ahr/85.2.477.
5. Lee, A. Robert (August 21, 1981). "Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson, Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines. (Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1979, $15.00). Pp. 248". Journal of American Studies. 15 (2): 314–316. doi:10.1017/S0021875800008823. S2CID 145156279 – via Cambridge University Press.
6. "In the Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation by Abby Arthur Johnson; Ronald Maberry Johnson".
7. Reviews for book
   • Porter, Horace A. (1981). "Review of Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". The Journal of Negro History. 66 (1): 41–42. doi:10.2307/2716875. ISSN 0022-2992. JSTOR 2716875.
   • Nielson, David G. (1980). "Review of Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". The Journal of American History. 67 (1): 192–193. doi:10.2307/1900525. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 1900525.
   • Rodnon, Stewart (1980). "Review of Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". Black American Literature Forum. 14 (3): 128–130. doi:10.2307/3041666. ISSN 0148-6179. JSTOR 3041666.
8. Reviews for book
   • GREEN, MATTHEW N. (2013). "Review of In the Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation". Washington History. 25: 66–67. ISSN 1042-9719. JSTOR 41982421.
   • Peck, Garrett (March 20, 2013). "Review of In the Shadow of the United States Capitol: Congressional Cemetery and the Memory of the Nation". Washington Independent Review of Books.
9. Johnson, Abby Arthur; Johnson, Ronald Maberry (April 15, 1979). Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century. University of Massachusetts Press. ISBN 9780870232695 – via Google Books.
10. Porter, Horace A. (April 1, 1981). "Abby Arthur Johnson and Ronald Maberry Johnson, Propaganda and Aesthetics: The Literary Politics of Afro-American Magazines in the Twentieth Century". The Journal of Negro History. 66 (1): 41–42. doi:10.2307/2716875. JSTOR 2716875 – via journals.uchicago.edu (Atypon).
11. In the Shadow of the United States Capitol by Abby Arthur Johnson, Ronald M. Johnson - Ebook | Scribd – via www.scribd.com.
12. Office, Library of Congress Copyright (April 15, 1973). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1970: July-December". Copyright Office, Library of Congress – via Google Books.
13. Wintz, Cary D. (April 15, 1996). Analysis and Assessment, 1940-1979. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780815322177 – via Google Books.

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