James Weldon Johnson

American writer and activist (1871–1938).

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, librettist, novelist, poet, politician, songwriter, writer

Death is nothing, but to live defeated is to die every day. Napoleon Bonaparte