The Poetry of James Weldon Johnson: A hugely influential black writer that spearheaded the Harlem Renaissance
By James Weldon Johnson
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James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida on June 17th 1871. His mother, Helen, a musician and a public school teacher initially home-schooled him giving him a love of both English literature and European music.
At 16 his education moved to Atlanta University and he graduated with a degree in 1894.
In 1904 Johnson helped in Theodore Roosevelt's presidential bid. On winning Roosevelt appointed him as US consul at Puerto Cabello, Venezuela in 1906 and then Nicaragua from 1909.
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