The James Weldon Johnson Residence located at 187 West 135th Street, Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, is where James Weldon Johnson lived from 1925 until his death in 1938. In addition to being a composer, song writer, and author, he was an outspoken advocate for civil rights, working in various roles at the NAACP, including General Secretary.
The building was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1976.
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“The glory of the day was in her face,
The beauty of the night was in her eyes.”
—James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)
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She changed me again to my ain proper shape,
And I nae mair maun toddle about the tree.”
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