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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Weldon Johnson canonical | 20 |
| NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
anthologist
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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
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surface form:
Atlanta University
Stanton College Preparatory School ⓘ |
| employer |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| ethnicGroup | African American ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African American literature
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Harlem Renaissance ⓘ
surface form:
Harlem Renaissance literature
civil rights ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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poetry ⓘ spirituals and hymns ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| lyricistOf | Lift Every Voice and Sing ⓘ |
| memberOf |
NAACP
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surface form:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
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| middleName | Weldon ⓘ |
| movement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| name | James Weldon Johnson self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
God’s Trombones
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Lift Every Voice and Sing ⓘ The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man ⓘ The Book of American Negro Poetry ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil rights activist
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diplomat ⓘ educator ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ songwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Jacksonville, Florida
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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| placeOfDeath | Wiscasset, Maine, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | executive secretary of the NAACP ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sibling | J. Rosamond Johnson ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Jacksonville, Florida
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
New York City ⓘ
surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| wrote |
Along This Way (autobiography)
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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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this entity surface form:
NAACP leader James Weldon Johnson
subject surface form:
Along This Way
subject surface form:
Along This Way