Lift Every Voice and Sing
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James Weldon Johnson
The educator, writer, and activist who wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing”
J. Rosamond Johnson
He composed the music for his brother’s poem.
Booker T. Washington
The young James Weldon Johnson adopted Washington’s philosophy of uplift.
W.E.B. Du Bois
James Weldon Johnson eventually joined Du Bois in his battle against racial injustice
Stanton School
James Weldon Johnson (at far right) was principal of the school from 1894 to 1902.
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