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James Weldon Johnson

American writer and activist (1871–1938).

Born June 17th, 1871 in Jacksonville. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1938 at 67 years old in Wiscasset (traffic collision). [ref]

Occupations
["composer", "diplomat", "jurist", "lawyer", "novelist", "poet", "politician", "songwriter", "writer"]

There is still no cure for the common birthday. John Glenn