James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson ... James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights ...

James Weldon Johnson | NAACP

A key figure of the Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson was also a lawyer, diplomat, and civil rights leader.

James Weldon Johnson | The Poetry Foundation

Inspired by an outrageous act of public discrimination by the federal government against the mothers of Black soldiers killed in action, Johnson's satirical ...

About James Weldon Johnson | Academy of American Poets

James Weldon Johnson - James Weldon Johnson, born in Florida in 1871, was a national organizer for the NAACP and an author of poetry and nonfiction.

About James Weldon Johnson - Emory University

Admired for his able, judicious, and creative approach to leadership in an era stained by virulent forms of racism, Johnson, fluent in Spanish and French, was ...

James Weldon Johnson | Civil Rights Activist, Poet, Educator

James Weldon Johnson was a poet, diplomat, and anthologist of black culture. Trained in music and other subjects by his mother, ...

From the Archives: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Author James Weldon ...

As one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance, Johnson was, himself, a true Renaissance man. A civil rights activist, poet, lawyer, politician ...

Writers of the First Coast: James Weldon Johnson - The Jaxson

James Weldon Johnson (1871 – 1938) is, without exaggeration, the single most accomplished person ever to come from Jacksonville or Florida.

James Weldon Johnson - Division of Arts and Culture

Florida-born educator, poet, novelist, journalist, anthologist, diplomat, lyricist, lawyer and civil rights activist–stands as an icon in the cultural heritage ...

James Weldon Johnson - Florida Center for Instructional Technology

Johnson was a poet, novelist, historian, diplomat, lawyer, civil rights leader, editor, educator, and songwriter.

The Creation by James Weldon Johnson - Poems - Poets.org

Add to anthology ... I'll make me a world. ... Down in a cypress swamp. Then God smiled, And the light broke, And the darkness rolled up on one side, And the light ...

James Weldon Johnson

Our Mission. Our mission is to advance the legacy of James Weldon Johnson through historic preservation and educational, intellectual and artistic works that ...

James Weldon Johnson - Students | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

(1871–1938). James Weldon Johnson was an African American poet, diplomat, educator, and civil rights activist. He also put together anthologies, ...

James Weldon Johnson: Harlem Renaissance

James Weldon Johnson was a noted author, educator, lawyer, and civil rights activist who lived in Jacksonville for 30 years and then went on to become a ...

Music in the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection

James Weldon Johnson was a prolific lyricist, who often partnered with his brother, the musician Rosamond Johnson. The most enduring piece written by the ...

James Weldon Johnson - Poem Hunter

James Weldon Johnson Poems 1. The Creation And God stepped out on space, And he looked around and said: I'm lonely-- I'll make me a world.

NAACP Celebrates the Life of James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson was born in 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida, the son of Bahamian immigrant parents. He became an American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat ...

The James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and ...

Mission. Our mission is to support research, teaching, and public dialogue that examine race and intersecting dimensions of human difference including, but not ...

James Weldon Johnson - Poems, Facts & Harlem Renaissance

James Weldon Johnson was an early civil rights activist, a leader of the NAACP, and a leading figure in the creation and development of the Harlem Renaissance.

James Weldon Johnson Professorship

In his honor, and to recognize scholarship with far-reaching impact in the areas of social justice, inequality, criminal justice reform, and related topics, the ...