- Tribute 1995: Out of the Dust and Out of the Shadows by Shirley Small
Poem Dedicated to the Endowed National James Robinson Johnston Chair in Black Canadian Studies - Tribute 2002: Homage to James Robinson Johnston and his Legacy by Esmeralda M.A. Thornhill
The first African Nova Scotian to graduate from university and to practise law in Canada, James Robinson Johnston was a man blessed with the seed of vision and ability.