BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - James Weldon Johnson Gets Postage Stamp (917 hits)
James Weldon Johnson
On February 2, 1988, A Commemorative Stamp Of James Weldon Johnson Was Issued By The United States Postal Service As Part Of Its Black Heritage USA Series.
James Weldon Johnson Was Born June 17, 1871, In Jacksonville, Florida.
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 Served As General Secretary Of The NAACP From 1920 - 1930, Resigning To Teach Creative Literature At Fisk University. Johnson Was The First Black Executive Secretary Of The NAACP.
Johnson Was A True Renaissance Man. During His Distinguished Career He Was A Lawyer (He Was The First Black Person Admitted To The Florida Bar), Diplomat (U.S. Consul To Venezuela And Nicaragua), Educator, Civil Rights Activist Poet, Editor, Literary Critic And Author.
As An African American Literary Critic 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).
Johnson Died June 26, 1938.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr
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Wednesday, February 2nd 2011 at 1:25PM
Siebra Muhammad
James Weldon Johnson, I must confess I just love saying the gentleman's name so much some times i say it three or four times in a row, because it is catchy in a sort of mucial way.and, it is so senseless until hopefully I am the only one who does this.lol (smile)
Gaddy my favorite teacher wes Mr. davis, she was strick ansdwould always make up spell words until they would come out of our ears and you go home and dream about spelling. Her favorite saying when we were tired and wanted to
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
James Weldon Johnson, I must confess I just love saying the gentleman's name so much some times i say it three or four times in a row, because it is catchy in a sort of mucial way.and, it is so senseless until hopefully I am the only one who does this.lol (smile)
Gaddy my favorite teacher wes Mr. davis, she was strick ansdwould always make up spell words until they would come out of our ears and you go home and dream about spelling. Her favorite saying when we were tired and wanted to
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
James Weldon Johnson, I must confess I just love saying the gentleman's name so much some times i say it three or four times in a row, because it is catchy in a sort of mucial way.and, it is so senseless until hopefully I am the only one who does this.lol (smile)
Gaddy my favorite teacher wes Mr. davis, she was strick ansdwould always make up spell words until they would come out of our ears and you go home and dream about spelling. Her favorite saying when we were tired and wanted to
Thursday, April 10th 2014 at 6:47PM
ROBINSON IRMA
