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James Weldon Johnson

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James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938) is recognized alongside W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington as one of the most respected interpreters of the black experience.

Composer J. Rosamond Johnson (1873-1954) was an authority on Negro spirituals.

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