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As a precursor, participant, and historian of the Harlem Renaissance, James Weldon Johnson had as much to do with the rise of that cultural movement as any one person.. Indeed, he was the epitome of the classic Renaissance man himself--poet, composer, author, government official, teacher, and influential civil rights activist. Johnson's mother sparked his early interest in drawing, literature, and music. Consequently, Johnson, as lyricist, and his brother, Rosamond, as composer, wrote and staged musical comedies and light operas from 1901 to 1906, producing such enduring songs as "Since You Went Away" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing," now widely adopted as the African-American national anthem.. This remarkably versatile man crowned his contributions to society by becoming field secretary for the fledgling NAACP in 1916. As a social thinker, Johnson was an early advocate of Booker T. Washington's self-help philosophy. But he later supported thee NAACP's frontal attacks on segregation and discrimination, organizing the 1917 silent protest parade in New York City that condemned the massacre of African-Americans in east St. Louis, and fighting for passage of the 1921 Dyer Anti-Lynching bill, during 144 years of NAACP service.. After becoming the first African-American man to be admitted to the bar (in 1897) too practice law in Jacksonville, Florida, he moved to New York City to pursue a theatrical career. Campaigning for Teddy Roosevelt's successful presidential bid in 19044 earned Johnson an appointment as U.S. Consul to Venezuela (1906-8) and Nicaragua (1909-12). In 1913 he returned to New York and plunged into cultural life there by writing God's Trombones: Seven Negro Sermons in Verse and The Book of American Negro Poetry. Johnson was a literature instructor at Fisk University in Tennessee when he died in an automobile crash in 1938.


 
John Hope Franklins Memories of James Weldon Johnson
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William Warfield recites Creation by James Weldon Johnson
Performed in Arcadia California April 29, 2000 William Warfield (1920-2002) RIP.
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Go Down Death - James Weldon Johnson
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The Creation - by James Weldon Johnson
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James Weldon Johnsons God Trombones - Let My People Go
The Negro Ensemble Company production of James Weldon Johnson's God Trombones starting A. Gregory Harris. This is the seventh of 8 Sermons "Listen Lord" take...
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The Creation - James Weldon Johnson
James weldon Johnson, The Creation. Harlem Renaissance CSUDH Video of different clips to go along with an Oral presentation. Audio: Claud Debussy - "Clair De...
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♫ How to play LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING (James Weldon Johnson) - gospel piano tutorial ♫
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"The Creation" by James Weldon Johnson Directed by Nikiya Mathis; Choreography by Ayanna Hill; Actor: James Nance Dance by Agape Dance Ministry.
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James Weldon Johnsons The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man-African Leadership
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Lift Every Voice and Sing! All Three Verses. Beautiful America!
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THE CREATION BY JAMES WELDON JOHNSON.MPG
Speech Choir Competition- Champion :) Trinity UMC.
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The Creation by James Weldon Johnson
Short Poetry Collection 005 Librivox's Short Poetry Collection 005: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
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The Creation (the video) by James Weldon Johnson - Narrated by Jahna Houston
A video presentation of The Creation by James Weldon Johnson, beautifully narrated by Jahna Houston with music by Fitz Houston. Produced by JahnaHugh Enterta...
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James Weldon Johnson Middle School 2011
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The Creation by James Weldon Johnson (Gods Trombones)
This is a narrative of the Creation story from the African American heritage.
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The Creation by James Weldon Johnson as dramatized by Pastor Alberta B. Lewis - part 1
The Creation by James Weldon Johnson, as eloquently dramatized by Sr. Pastor Alberta B. Lewis of the Greater Mt. Zion Full Gospel Baptist Church, Scottdale, ...
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The Crucifixion James Weldon Johnson
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
This is one of my favorite hymns, originally written in 1900 in honor of Booker T. Washington by James Weldon Johnson, the principal of a segregated school, ...
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My City - James Weldon Johnson
my video interpretation of My City By James Weldon Johnson.
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The Creation By by james weldon johnson
Me doing my second winning poem at my old school plz comment and subscribe.
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THE CREATION BY JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
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James Weldon Johnsons God Trombones - Go Down Death
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Lift Every Voice and Sing
Metropolitan Baptist Church morning hymn on 1/18/09 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. (James Weldon Johnson, J. Rosamund Johnson). Jason Powell (organ)...
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James Weldon Johnnsons Gods Trombones - The Creation
The Negro Ensemble Company production of James Weldon Johnson's God Trombones starting A. Gregory Harris. This is the Second of 8 Sermons "The Creation" take...
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The Creation as Told By Oba William King
James Weldon Johnson's: The Creation as told by the Interactive Storyteller, Oba William King.
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