James Weldon Johnson
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About
Wrote "Lift Every Voice and Sing" and "Tell Me, Dusky Maiden." He was an important leader in the NAACP.
Before Fame
He graduated from Atlanta University in 1894.
Trivia
He was memorialized with a 22-cent U.S. postage stamp in 1988.
Family Life
He was the son of Helen Louise Dillet and James Johnson.
Associated With
He was appointed U.S. consul at Puerto Cabello from 1906 until 1908 by President Theodore Roosevelt.
