What was the primary significance of The Book of American Negro Poetry (1922), edited by James Weldon Johnson ?

A. It provided literary criticism on African American poetry.

B. It established an authoritative and unquestionable canon of African American poetry.

C. It inspired Harlem Renaissance writers to establish a tradition of African American poetry.

D. It presented African American writers to a previously indifferent white audience.

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