James Weldon Johnson

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James Weldon Johnson was an influential African American writer, civil rights activist, and cultural leader whose poetry, novels, and leadership in the NAACP helped shape the Harlem Renaissance.

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James Weldon Johnson canonical 20
NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson 1

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instanceOf anthologist
civil rights activist
diplomat
educator
human
lyricist
novelist
poet
songwriter
writer
causeOfDeath automobile accident
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1871-06-17
dateOfDeath 1938-06-26
educatedAt Atlanta University
Stanton College Preparatory School
employer National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
linked to: NAACP
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Johnson
fieldOfWork African American literature
Harlem Renaissance literature
linked to: Harlem Renaissance

civil rights
genre novel
poetry
spirituals and hymns
givenName James
languageOfWorkOrName English
lyricistOf Lift Every Voice and Sing
memberOf National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
linked to: NAACP
middleName Weldon
movement Harlem Renaissance
name James Weldon Johnson
notableWork God’s Trombones
Lift Every Voice and Sing
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Book of American Negro Poetry
occupation civil rights activist
diplomat
educator
novelist
poet
songwriter
writer
placeOfBirth Jacksonville, Florida, United States
placeOfDeath Wiscasset, Maine, United States
positionHeld executive secretary of the NAACP
sexOrGender male
sibling J. Rosamond Johnson
workLocation Jacksonville, Florida, United States
New York City, New York, United States
linked to: New York City
wrote Along This Way (autobiography)
God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse
linked to: God’s Trombones

The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The Book of American Negro Poetry

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Harlem Renaissance notablePerson James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson name James Weldon Johnson
The New Negro (anthology) containsWorkBy James Weldon Johnson
Fisk University hasNotableFaculty James Weldon Johnson
Red Summer hasCoinedBy James Weldon Johnson
Red Summer hasCoinedBy NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson
linked to: James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson fullName James Weldon Johnson
subject linked to: Weldon
Lift Every Voice and Sing lyricist James Weldon Johnson
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man author James Weldon Johnson
God’s Trombones author James Weldon Johnson
God’s Trombones hasPrefaceBy James Weldon Johnson
The Book of American Negro Poetry editor James Weldon Johnson
The Book of American Negro Poetry hasPrefaceBy James Weldon Johnson
Along This Way author James Weldon Johnson
subject linked to: Along This Way (autobiography)
Along This Way subject James Weldon Johnson
subject linked to: Along This Way (autobiography)
J. Rosamond Johnson coWroteWith James Weldon Johnson
J. Rosamond Johnson sibling James Weldon Johnson
J. Rosamond Johnson collaboratedWith James Weldon Johnson
American Negro Academy notableMember James Weldon Johnson
The Crisis notableEditor James Weldon Johnson