James Weldon Johnson

Articles discussing James Weldon Johnson from The Crisis (1910-1934)

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1920 (Mar) Forward Urges in The Crisis (1920) a renewed NAACP campaign against lynching, Jim Crow, and for the Black ballot and racial democracy.
1921 (Mar) Of Boards Argues that boards shape democratic action, praising NAACP leaders while exposing race, gender, and leadership tensions.
1921 (Nov) America’s Making Reports on America’s Making, a pageant documenting racial and immigrant contributions to education, labor, and music.
1923 (Jan) Intentions Condemns partisan betrayal over the Dyer anti‑lynching bill and urges Black political power, sustained fight for democracy.
1925 (May) Our Book Shelf Reviews Johnson’s Negro Spirituals and Woofter’s racial study, praising musical heritage and calling for racial fairness.
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