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He became the first Black man admitted to the Florida bar in Jacksonville, his birthplace. Around the turn of the century, he moved to New York City. Johnson, with his brother J. Rosamond and musician Bob Cole, formed a trio called “Those Ebony Offenbachs” and wrote light operas, Broadway shows, and popular songs such as “Lift Every Voice ...
11 de jun. de 2018 · James Weldon Johnson. 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, God's Trombones. On June 17, 1871, James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Fla.
24 de nov. de 2020 · James Weldon Johnson joined the organization as a field secretary in 1916 and quickly expanded the NAACP’s work into the U.S. South. Johnson was already an accomplished figure, ...
10 de set. de 2020 · James Weldon Johnson, writer. 1871-1938. The elder Johnson was a lawyer, diplomat, professor, prolific writer and poet, and the first African American leader of the NAACP.
2 de jan. de 2021 · James Weldon Johnson was a civil rights activist, writer, composer, politician, educator and lawyer, as well as one of the leading figures in the creation an...
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James W. Johnson im Alter von etwa 30 Jahren. James Weldon Johnson (* 17.Juni 1871 in Jacksonville, Florida; † 26. Juni 1938 in Wiscasset, Maine) war ein bedeutender US-amerikanischer Schriftsteller und außerdem Diplomat, Zeitungsgründer und -herausgeber, Dichter, Anthropologe, Hochschullehrer, Rechtsanwalt, Kritiker, Komponist, Bürgerrechts-Aktivist der ersten Stunde und prominenter ...
About James Weldon Johnson. Born in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1871, James Weldon Johnson’s life was defined by a number of firsts. Educated at Atlanta University, he was the first African American to pass the bar in Florida during his tenure as principal of Stanton Elementary School, his alma mater.
