James Weldon Johnson

James Weldon Johnson was a poet from New York. He published many poems in magazines such as Century Magazine and The Independent. In 1912, he anonymously published The Autobiography of an Ex-colored Man which talked about racial identity. Racial identity was a very big part of the Harlem Renaissance. It troubled many Africans because they were not exactly sure how to show that they were proud of their culture and their African American heritage.


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