James Weldon Johnson
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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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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Johnson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Jacksonville
- Place of death
- Wiscasset
- Sibling
- J. Rosamond Johnson
- Occupation
- jurist
- Employer
- Fisk University
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Spingarn Medal
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance
- Image
- (Portrait of James Weldon Johnson) (LOC) - Flickr - The Library of Congress.jpg
Show 12 more facts
- writing language
- English language
- cause of death
- traffic collision
- date of birth
- 1871-06-17
- date of death
- 1938-06-26
- Commons category
- James Weldon Johnson
- place of burial
- Green-Wood Cemetery
- manner of death
- accidental death
- Commons Creator page
- James Weldon Johnson
- member of
- NAACP
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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