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John Rosamond Johnson was one of the more important figures in black music in the first part of the 20th century, usually in partnership with Bob Cole or with his brother James Weldon Johnson. #harlem
07:40 PM - Nov 22, 2023
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During World War I, J. Rosamond Johnson served as a second lieutenant with the 15th Regiment.

After the war, Johnson concentrated on his collections, arrangements, and performances of Negro spirituals.

He wrote the score to Emperor Jones, starring Paul Robeson in 1921. #Harlem
06:22 PM - May 16, 2023
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Kim Weston sings "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at the Wattstax Concert on August 20, 1972, in Los Angeles, CA. The concert was a seven-year community commemoration following the 1965 Watts neighborhood uprising against police brutality and systemic discrimination. #BlackNationalAnthem
05:32 PM - May 07, 2023 (Edited)
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Sadly, The Modern School closed in 1999.

But The Modern School left a profound legacy. The school provided Black children with activity-based, creative education that emphasized community collaboration. #Harlem
02:01 PM - Apr 25, 2023
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Within ten years, typical enrollment at The Modern School was 300, and the school moved to an even larger building.

“The children found me and the parents found me. I didn’t have to look for students,” Johnson said in an 2004 interview. #Harlem
02:00 PM - Apr 25, 2023
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The school opened with eight of her Harlem friends’ children who were between the ages of 2 and 6 years old and of different race and social class.

Within three years, Johnson was able to move into a larger building and 100 students were enrolled. #Harlem
02:00 PM - Apr 25, 2023
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But that did not stop her from educating the children of Harlem.

In September 1934, she opened her own private school, the Modern School (TMS), in a vacant parish house at St. Philips Episcopal Church in response to the discrimination against Black teachers in educational spaces. #Harlem
01:59 PM - Apr 25, 2023
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At the time, it was a famous, progressive education space that was a predominantly white institution.

But because of racism, Edwards was not allowed to teach white children.

None of the predominantly white, segregated private schools in New York would hire her. #Harlem
01:59 PM - Apr 25, 2023
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Mildred L. Johnson Edwards was an educator, and the daughter of J. Rosamond Johnson and Nora Ethel Floyd Johnson.

She attended the New York Society for Ethical Culture [now the Ethical Culture Fieldston School]. #Harlem
01:58 PM - Apr 25, 2023
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A choir of 500 schoolchildren at the segregated Stanton School sang on February 12, 1900, in Jacksonville, FL.

This hymn is a prayer of thanksgiving as well as a prayer for faithfulness and freedom. #Harlem #HarlemRenaissance
03:24 PM - Apr 13, 2023
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"Lift Every Voice and Sing" is a hymn with lyrics by James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938) and set to music by his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson (1873–1954).

The first performance of the song happened in celebration of President Lincoln's Birthday. #Harlem #NAACP
03:23 PM - Apr 13, 2023
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"A group of young men in Jacksonville, Florida, arranged to celebrate Lincoln’s birthday in 1900. My brother, J. Rosamond Johnson, and I decided to write a song to be sung at the exercises. I wrote the words, and he wrote the music." James Weldon Johnson. #Harlem #HarlemRenaissance
03:22 PM - Apr 13, 2023
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