James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)
Auteur van The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Over de Auteur
Born in Jacksonville Fla. in 1871, James Weldon Johnson was one of the leaders of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s. His career was varied and included periods as a teacher, lawyer, songwriter (with his brother J. Rosamond Johnson), and diplomat (as United States Consul to Puerto Cabello, toon meer Venezuela, from 1906 to 1909). Among his most famous writings are Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man, published anonymously in 1912, and God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse (1927), the winner of the Harmon Gold Award. He was also editor of several anthologies of African-American poetry and spirituals, and in 1933 his autobiography, Along This Way, was published. He served as Secretary to the NAACP from 1916 to 1930 and was a professor of literature at Fisk University in Nashville from 1930 until his death in 1938. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Fotografie: Photo taken circa 1920s
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Werken van James Weldon Johnson
"I'll Make Me a World" - James Weldon Johnson's Story of the Creation (Poem from Johnson's "God's Trombones") (1972) 13 exemplaren
The Second Book of Negro Spirituals 5 exemplaren
Self-Determining Haiti Four articles reprinted from The Nation embodying a report of an investigation made for the… (2011) 4 exemplaren
The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Volume II: Social, Political, and Literary Essays (1995) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Poetry 1 exemplaar
Mother Night 1 exemplaar
The Poetry Of James Weldon Johnson: "Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God." 1 exemplaar
The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Volume I: New York Age Editorials (1914-1923) (1995) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Since you went away 1 exemplaar
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- Officiële naam
- Johnson, James Weldon
- Geboortedatum
- 1871-06-17
- Overlijdensdatum
- 1938-06-26
- Graflocatie
- Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, USA ([2733])
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- Jacksonville, Florida, USA
- Plaats van overlijden
- Wiscasset, Maine, USA
- Oorzaak van overlijden
- car crash
- Woonplaatsen
- Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
New York, New York, USA - Opleiding
- Edwin M. Stanton School
Atlanta University (AB|1894)
Atlanta University, (AM|1904)
Columbia University (1902-05) - Beroepen
- poet
novelist
composer
lawyer
editor
diplomat (toon alle 11)
teacher
principal
professor
historian
musician - Relaties
- Johnson, J. Rosamond (brother)
Johnson, Grace Nail (wife) - Organisaties
- American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (charter member)
Academy of Political Science
Ethical Society
Civic Club
Phi Beta Sigma
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) (toon alle 16)
Stanton College Preparatory School (principal)
Fisk University (professor)
The Daily American (founder and editor)
Colored Republican Club (treasurer)
New York Age (editorial writer)
American Fund for Public Service (director)
Bar of the State of Florida
Stanton Central Grammar School for Negroes (teacher and principal)
Cole and the Johnson Brothers
New York University - Prijzen en onderscheidingen
- Spingarn Medal (1925)
Julius Rosenwald Fund Grant
Honorary doctorate, Talladega College
Honorary doctorate, Howard University
U.S. Postal Service stamp
Feast Day, Episcopal Church (toon alle 9)
Spence Chair of Creative Literature at Fisk University
Harmon Gold Award (1928)
W. E. B. DuBois Prize (1933)
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Unexpected opening, then got boring as writer passes as white.
Even after witnessing the horrors of slavery mentality - burning a man alive,
he continued to pretend to be white and married a white woman and had children.
His regrets are strange.
The author wrote the words to "Lift Every Voice and Sing,"
and, along with his brother, lived in New York and wrote many Broadway tunes
as he became a leader in the Harlem Renaissance.
Even after witnessing the horrors of slavery mentality - burning a man alive,
he continued to pretend to be white and married a white woman and had children.
His regrets are strange.
The author wrote the words to "Lift Every Voice and Sing,"
and, along with his brother, lived in New York and wrote many Broadway tunes
as he became a leader in the Harlem Renaissance.
This book is a work of art, illustrated with linocut prints by Elizabeth Catlett. The introduction gives biographical information on the artist, poet and composer, as well as a history of the song known as the African American National Anthem. The Johnsons were principal and music teacher and created the song for a program celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The original titles of the prints are listed. The score is included.
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Young man-
You’re never lonesome in Babylon.
You can always join a crowd in Babylon.
Young man -
Young man -
You can never be alone in Babylon,
Alone with your Jesus in Babylon.
You can never find a place, a lonesome place,
A lonesome place to go down on your knees,
And talk with your God, in Babylon.
You’re always in a crowd in Babylon.
- excerpt from The Prodigal Son