James Weldon Johnson pamphlets, 1919-1974.

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James Weldon Johnson pamphlets, 1919-1974.

The collection contains a pamphlet, James Weldon Johnson speaks (Brooklyn, N.Y.: Leonard S. Kenworthy, 1950); and a reprint of two editorials from the New York age, 20 December 1919, Report of the Department of Justice on sedition among Negroes, and A useful organization [about the Correspondents' Club]. Also, a photocopy of the National Negro anthem, hymn composed by Johnson; a selected bibliography of books, essays, and criticism about Johnson(Penn State, 1974); and a lecture program on Johnson (Penn State, 1974).

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Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938

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James Weldon Johnson was a publisher, educator, lawyer, composer, artist, diplomat, and civil rights leader. Together with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, he wrote the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing", which came to be known as the "Negro National Anthem", as well as a large number of popular songs for the musical stage of the early twentieth century. Johnson also served as consul of the United States to Venezuela and Nicaragua. He wrote several books and served as editor of the New York Age. ...

Correspondents' Club.

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