Johnson, James Weldon (1871-1938)
James Weldon Johnson enjoyed success as a novelist, poet, songwriter, educator, diplomat, lawyer, and as an official of the National Association for the Advancement o...
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African American man of letters James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) was also a teacher, politician, and lawyer. He is best known for his novel, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, and a book of poems...
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Versatility is the most salient characteristic of the life and career of James Weldon Johnson . Equipped with restless intelligence, abundant energy, and "an abhorrence of spare time," he crowded almo...
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Biography EssayVersatility is the most salient characteristic of the life and career of James Weldon Johnson. Equipped with restless intelligence, abundant energy, and "an abhorrence of spare time," h...
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When most people think of death they have a negative thought, after all it is the end of their life on earth, but others see it as a freeing blissful opportunity. The poem "Go Down Death" by James W...
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