SHREVEPORT, La. - James Weldon Johnson wrote these words in a poem that later became the Black national anthem. "Lift every voice and sing. 'Til earth and heaven ring." Johnson was an author, an ...

A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. My brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and I decided to write a song to be sung at the exercises. I wrote the ...

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla — The James Weldon Johnson Young Writers Festival is returning to Duval County for a second year. Participating local students have a chance to win cash and scholarships. Students in ...

The James Weldon Johnson Foundation, named for the late writer and civil rights leader, does not occupy its own building or even an office suite. Instead, its base is a curiously furnished apartment ...

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