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James Weldon Johnson
American writer and activist.
Born June 17th, 1871 in Jacksonville. [ref]
Died June 26th, 1938 at 67 years old in Wiscasset (traffic collision). [ref]
Occupations
composer, diplomat, jurist, lawyer, novelist, poet, politician, songwriter, writer
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Life without an ideal is spiritual death. Emma Goldman