James Weldon Johnson
American
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| Significant name | James Weldon Johnson House | New York City | |||||
| Significant name | Stanton, Edmin M, School | Jacksonville | |||||
| 1912/00/00 | "The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man" by James Weldon Johnson is published by Sherman, French and Co. | Author | The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (book) | ||||
| 1917/03/00 | NAACP field secretary, James Weldon Johnson, is the keynote speaker at Atlanta's rally for Negro rights. The crowd includes bankers, doctors, lawyers and teachers. | Vocation | Odd Fellows Building and Auditorium | Atlanta, GA | |||
| 1917/10/07 | Walter F White receives a letter from James W Johnson for permission to include his name as a candidate for an executive position with the NAACP in New York City. | Work | |||||
| 1924/00/00 | In late 1924, Ernestine Rose host a meeting, with attendees including Arturo Schomburg, James Johnson, Hubert Harrison, that decides to focus on preserving rare books, and solicit donations to enhance its African-American collection. | Attendee | Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture | New York City | |||
| 1926/01/24 | Florence Mills sings "Levee Land", four jazz-based songs composed for the occasion by William Grant Still, conducted by Eugene Goossens. | Audience Member | Aeolian Building | New York City | |||
| 1927/11/06 | Rev James Brown officiates as Jesse Shipp leads 5,000 mourners in Florence Mills' funeral service at Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church. Dignitaries and political figures send their condolences. | Mourner | Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, NYC | New York City | Funeral of Florence Mills |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
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| Title | Type | Association | Y/M/D | Moniker |
| The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (book) | Author | 1912/00/00 |
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