Quote of the day
Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go. And sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inwards in prayer for five short minutes.
James Weldon Johnson

Born: June 17, 1871
Died: June 26, 1938 (aged 67)
Bio: James Weldon Johnson was an American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist.
Known for:
- The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (1912)
- The Book of American Negro Poetry (1922)
- Black Manhattan (1930)
- Fifty years & other poems (1917)
- Along this way (1933)
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