![]() ( Black Humor, his first collection, shares a chapter with his early works.) Given that the 1970s were the height of the Black liberation movement, much of the work offers various forms of parody focused on Black Power, Pan-Africanism, and white discomfort. This is unsurprising: Johnson published three anthologies between 19, two occupying a chapter each. This collection organizes Johnson’s works into five sections spanning from the 1960s through the 2010s-though the bulk hail from the 1970s. ![]() ![]() New York Review Books (through its imprint NYR Comics) has accomplished the mighty task of collecting most of Johnson’s cartoon satires into one hefty volume, All Your Racial Problems Will Soon End (2023). Given how these issues endure, it’s clear that the themes in Johnson’s comics have legs. Starting with local media in his native Illinois, he channeled his artistry into social and political satire focused on the key issues of the 1960s: racial strife, ethnic nationalism, and violent protest. Prior to achieving such prestige, however, Johnson was-and arguably remains-a prolific cartoonist. Since then, Johnson has earned honors from the nation’s most prestigious institutions, such as the National Book Foundation, the American Literature Association, and the MacArthur Foundation. ![]() CHARLES JOHNSON is best known as an award-winning novelist: Middle Passage (1990) thrust him into the cultural limelight and the pantheon of American literati. ![]()
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