James Weldon Johnson

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James Weldon Johnson, noted Harlem Renaissance poet and civil rights leader, graduated from Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) in 1894. While a student in Atlanta, Johnson also taught school for two summers in nearby Hampton.

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James Weldon Johnson

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