James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson Received The NAACP'S Spingarn Medal On November 11, 1925.
An Author And Educator, Johnson Served As General Secretary Of The NAACP From 1920 - 1930 He Resigned To Teach Creative Literature At Fisk University. Johnson Was The First Black Executive Secretary Of The NAACP.
In November, 1900, James Weldon Johnson And His Brother, John Rosemond Johnson, Composed The Song, "Lift Ev'ry Voice And Sing," Generally Known As The Black National Anthem.
Johnson Was A True Renaissance Man. During His Distinguished Career He Was A Lawyer, Diplomat (U.S. Consul To Venezuela And Nicaragua), Educator, Civil Rights Activist Poet, Editor, Literary Critic And Author.
As An African American Literary Crtic And Author, Johnson Had A Profound Influence On Black Literature In The 1900's. He Was A Major Presence During the Harlem Renaissance.
His Books Includes The Autobiography Of An Ex-Colored Man (1912), The Book Of American Negro Spirituals (1925) And Black Manhattan (1935).
James Weldon Johnson Was Born June 17, 1871, In Jacksonville, Florida. He Died June 26, 1938.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
