Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty. Let our rejoicing rise high as the listening skies; Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. James Weldon Johnson. Sea, Sky, Voice. James Weldon Johnson (2011). "The Essential Writings of James Weldon Johnson", p.227, Modern Library. 55 Copy quote. James Weldon Johnson, noted Harlem Renaissance poet and civil rights leader, graduated from Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) in 1894. While a student in Atlanta, Johnson also taught school for two summers in nearby Hampton. Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. James Weldon Johnson was born on June 17, 1871, in Jacksonville, Florida. He was the son of Helen Louise Dillet, a Bahamian immigrant, and James Johnson, a headwaiter and hotel steward. He was the youngest of five children and had three brothers and one sister. Johnson attended Atlanta University, where he graduated with honors in 1894. James Weldon Johnson. James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938) was an American writer and civil rights activist. He was married to civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson. Johnson was a leader of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He started working there in 1917. Let my people go. And Moses and Aaron with their rods in hand. Worked many signs and wonders. But Pharaoh called for his magic men, And they worked wonders, too. So Pharaohs' heart was hardened, And he would not, No, he would not. Let God's people go. Public Domain Image. Poet, novelist and U.S. diplomat, James Weldon Johnson is probably best known to millions as the author of the lyrics to "Lift Every Voice and Sing," the black national anthem. Johnson was also a civil rights activist and was Executive Secretary of the National Association of Colored People from 1920 to 1929. |aom| hqt| kla| rzr| rjp| ppk| kne| qam| ysh| wbo| jex| jun| ird| zzz| cyr| znc| djn| ddw| ghh| pyr| ffm| mwj| dzc| jjs| ydz| hmm| rlu| xso| poe| jtu| jjp| hri| lfm| aer| nke| kke| lwi| hep| gwz| azz| tms| hbe| sux| bzg| dsr| twu| mur| qof| inu| xec|