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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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 Clark Atlanta University
surface form: Atlanta University

Stanton College Preparatory School
employer NAACP
surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Johnson
fieldOfWork African American literature
Harlem Renaissance
surface form: Harlem Renaissance literature

civil rights
genre novel
poetry
spirituals and hymns
givenName James
languageOfWorkOrName English
lyricistOf Lift Every Voice and Sing
memberOf NAACP
surface form: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
middleName Weldon
movement Harlem Renaissance
name James Weldon Johnson self-link
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
surface form: Jacksonville, Florida, United States
placeOfDeath Wiscasset, Maine, United States
positionHeld executive secretary of the NAACP
sexOrGender male
sibling J. Rosamond Johnson
workLocation Jacksonville, Florida
surface form: Jacksonville, Florida, United States

New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
wrote Along This Way (autobiography)
God’s Trombones
surface form: God’s Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse

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

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The New Negro (anthology) containsWorkBy James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson name James Weldon Johnson self-link
Harlem Renaissance notablePerson James Weldon Johnson