James Weldon Johnson Writes Photoplays in Jacksonville
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By Barbara Wingo James Weldon Johnson, a native of Jacksonville, Florida, was one of the most exceptional and important figures of the first half of the twentieth century. As historian John Hope Franklin wrote: “It is difficult to imagine the Harlem Renaissance without James Weldon Johnson. It is impossible to understand the place of African … [Read more…]