- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- James Weldon Johnson
- Date of Original:
- 1900
- Subject:
- Teachers--Georgia--Hampton
African American teachers--Georgia--Hampton
Civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American civil rights workers--Georgia--Atlanta
African American poets--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
African American men--Georgia--Atlanta
Poets, American--Georgia--Atlanta
Authors, American--Georgia--Atlanta - People:
- Johnson, James Weldon, 1871-1938
- Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- StillImage
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- 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.
Photograph of James Weldon Johnson, noted Harlem Renaissance poet and civil rights leader. He sits at a desk and holds a phone.
Johnson 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. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/henry-county/m-7479/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Clark Atlanta University
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/henry-county
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Contributing Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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