James Weldon Johnson Writes Poem "Lift Every Voice And Sing"
BLACK MUSIC MOMENT #84: James Weldon Johnson Writes Poem "Lift Every Voice And Sing"
Where: (click below to visit venue on Foursquare) 1149 West 13th St, Jacksonville, FL 32209
The Stanton School (now Stanton College Prep).
When: February 1900
What: As part of a celebration of Lincoln’s Birthday by 500 school children, the school’s principal, James Weldon Johnson, wrote the words to introduce its honored guest, Booker T. Washington.
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