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James Weldon Johnson

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American writer and activist (1871-1938)

United StatesWritersLived 1871 to 1938 · aged 67
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James Weldon Johnson 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.

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Johnson lived here in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while serving as national organizer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).Johnson lived here in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while serving as national organizer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).Famously performed in the film Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), the song "Under the Bamboo Tree" was written by the Johnson brothers and Bob Cole for the Broadway show Sally in Our Alley (1902)Famously performed in the film Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), the song "Under the Bamboo Tree" was written by the Johnson brothers and Bob Cole for the Broadway show Sally in Our Alley (1902)Aged around 30 at the time of this photo, Johnson had already written "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" and been admitted to the Florida bar.Aged around 30 at the time of this photo, Johnson had already written "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" and been admitted to the Florida bar.Illustration of James Weldon Johnson by Charles Henry AlstonIllustration of James Weldon Johnson by Charles Henry AlstonJames Weldon Johnson Library in South St. Petersburg, Florida, interior, November 13, 2024James Weldon Johnson Library in South St. Petersburg, Florida, interior, November 13, 2024

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1925Spingarn Medal
William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among Negroes
Florida Artists Hall of Fame

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Nella LarsenAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesMel TillisAlso won Florida Artists Hall of FameBarbara JordanAlso won Spingarn MedalWilliam Grant StillAlso won William E. Harmon Foundation award for distinguished achievement among NegroesGeorge AbbottAlso won Florida Artists Hall of FameJacob LawrenceAlso won Spingarn Medal

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James Weldon Johnson 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. In 1920, he was chosen as executive secretary of the organization, effectively the operating officer. He served in that position from 1920 to 1930. In 1928 and then again in 1930 he received Rosenwald fellowships from the Rosenwald Fund to write Black Manhattan.

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United States
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Writers
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Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1871 to 1938 · aged 67
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