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James Weldon Johnson

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Also known as J. W. Johnson

American writer and activist (1871–1938)

Person · Open Library

Born
1871
Died
1938
Works
85

Top works

  • Sonnet by James Weldon Johnson
  • God's trombones
  • Prentice Hall Literature -- Gold
  • Prentice Hall Literature--Florida--Language and Literacy
  • Prentice Hall Literature [Grade Ten]

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1871-06-17
Active to
1938-06-26

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
428
Total plays
2,015

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Quotes

  • Lift every voice and singTill earth and heaven ring,Ring with the harmonies of Liberty.Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies;Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
  • We have come over a way that with tears has been watered,We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered.
  • The colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them.
  • Every race and every nation should be judged by the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst.
  • The glory of the day was in her face,The beauty of the night was in her eyes.
  • It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive characteristic.

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date of birth
1871-06-17
date of death
1938-06-26
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