James Weldon's Death
Born (Birthday) Jun 17, 1871
Death Date June 26, 1938
Age of Death 67 years
Cause of Death Traffic Collision
Profession Songwriter
The songwriter James Weldon died at the age of 67. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Wrote “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “Tell Me, Dusky Maiden.” He was an important leader in the NAACP.
He was the son of Helen Louise Dillet and James Johnson.
Quotes
"Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted with the best class of colored people in Jacksonville.
"My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred dollars ahead, and at other times I had to borrow money from my fellow workmen to settle my room rent and pay for my meals.
"As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs.
"Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious fervor sing these old songs has missed one of the most thrilling emotions which the human heart may experience.
"I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.