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James Weldon Johnson

By Deborah Creighton Skinner | Published June 23, 2010 | Full size is 510 × 357 pixels

James Weldon Johnson was an author, lyricist, lawyer, diplomat, educator, and civil rights worker. He and his brother composed "Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing" for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday celebration in 1900. (Date issued: Feb. 2, 1988)

James Weldon Johnson was an author, lyricist, lawyer, diplomat, educator, and civil rights worker. He…