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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_Weldon_JohnsonJames Weldon Johnson - Wikipedia

    James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson . Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), where he started working in 1917.

  2. www.biography.com › james-weldon-johnsonJames Weldon Johnson - Poems, Facts & Harlem Renaissance

    Apr 2, 2014 · James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 17, 1871, the son of a freeborn Virginian father and a Bahamian mother, and was raised without a sense of limitations amid a society ...

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › James-Weldon-JohnsonJames Weldon Johnson | Civil Rights Activist, Poet, Educator

    Jun 22, 2024 · James Weldon Johnson was a poet, diplomat, and anthologist of black culture. Trained in music and other subjects by his mother, a schoolteacher, Johnson graduated from Atlanta University with A.B. (1894) and M.A. (1904) degrees and later studied at Columbia University.

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  5. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › james-weldon-johnsonJames Weldon Johnson | Poetry Foundation

    Learn about the life and works of James Weldon Johnson, a versatile and influential figure in Black literature and activism. Explore his poetry collections, novels, songs, and his role in the NAACP and the Harlem Renaissance.

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  7. www.jamesweldonjohnson.org › biographyBiography — James Weldon Johnson

    Learn about James Weldon Johnson, a prominent African-American author, lyricist, poet, diplomat, attorney and NAACP leader. He wrote the lyrics to Lift Every Voice and Sing, the Black/African American National Hymn.

  8. naacp.org › james-weldon-johnsonJames Weldon Johnson | NAACP

    James Weldon Johnson. A key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson was a man of many talents. Not only was he a distinguished lawyer and diplomat who served as executive secretary at NAACP for a decade, he was also a composer who wrote the lyrics for " Lift Every Voice and Sing ," known as the Black national anthem.

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    Learn about the life and achievements of James Weldon Johnson, a pioneer in African American literature, music, civil rights, and diplomacy. Explore his contributions to the NAACP, the Negro National Anthem, and the study of race and difference.

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