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James Weldon Johnson | | Birth Date: |
1871 | | Death Date: |
1938 | | Nationality: |
American | | Ethnicity: |
African American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
author, teacher, politician, lawyer |
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 Biography of James Weldon Johnson
536 words, approx. 2 pages
 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... summary from source:
Biography of James Weldon Johnson
8,641 words, approx. 29 pages
 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 almost a dozen occupations into a busy lifetime,... summary from source:
 Biography of James Weldon Johnson
7,718 words, approx. 26 pages
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 almost a dozen occupations into a busy lifetime,... 
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 James Weldon Johnson Quotes
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James Weldon Johnson ( June 17 , 1871 – June 26 , 1938 ) was a leading American author, critic, journalist, poet, anthropologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance . He was also...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Johnson, James Weldon
331 words, approx. 1 pages(born June 17, 1871, Jacksonville, Fla., U.S.—died June 26, 1938, Wiscasset, Maine) poet, diplomat, and anthologist of black culture. Trained in music and other subjects by his mother, a schoolteacher, Johnson graduated from Atlanta University... summary from source:
 Johnson, James Weldon (1871-1938) Summary
199 words, approx. 1 pagesJames Weldon Johnson enjoyed success as a novelist, poet, songwriter, educator, diplomat, lawyer, and as an official of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). A celebrated writer and active leader, Johnson was a... summary from source:
Johnson, James Weldon
137 words, approx. 1 pages(born June 17, 1871, Jacksonville, Fla., U.S.—died June 26, 1938, Wiscasset, Maine) U.S. writer. He practiced law in Florida before moving with his brother, the composer J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954), to New York; there the two... summary from source:
 James Weldon Johnson Information
1,334 words, approx. 4 pages
James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 – June 26, 1938) was a leading African-American author, critic, journalist, poet, anthropologist,educator, lawyer, songwriter, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. Johnson is...
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 Chicago Defender Cicely Tyson performs works of James Weldon Johnson for Chicago Sinfonietta
08/30/2003: 668 words, approx. 2 pages When Dr. Paul Freeman, founder and musical director of the Chicago Sinfonietta, opens the 2003-2004 season Sunday, Sept. 21 at Dominican University and Monday, Sept. 22 at the Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. at 7:30 p.m., actress Cicely Tyson will narrate works of... summary from source:
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 AP News Alice Walker placing lit papers at Emory
12/18/2007: 360 words, approx. 1 pagesPulitzer Prize winning author Alice Walker is placing her literary archive at Emory University's library.The author of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Color Purple," "By the Light of My Father's Smile" and other works visits Emory every couple of years for readings and meetings with...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Robert E. Fleming
7,686 words, approx. 26 pages
In the following excerpt, Fleming traces Johnson's development from a writer of conventional poetry to one of experimental free verse in God's Trombones.
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Critical Essay by Lynn Adelman
6,458 words, approx. 22 pages
In the following essay, Adelman reflects on Johnson 's life, writing, and contributions to African-American culture between the 1890s and 1930s.
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Critical Essay by Jean Wagner
5,500 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following excerpt, Wagner explores the conventionality of Johnson 's early verse and describes the poet's ambivalence toward agnosticism and dialect poetry.
Featured Essays
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 Essay Grade: 86%Response to the Poem "Go Down, Death"
423 words, approx. 1 pages
James Weldon Johnson's poem "Go Down, Death" was meant to comfort, enlighten, and encourage those faced with the loss of a loved one. The poem provides a very positive outlook on death through uplifting phrases, by giving God a sensitive image, and by making Death a welcoming image.
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