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National Association of Teachers of Singing - Learn more about American Negro Spirituals this summer


Learn more about American Negro Spirituals this summer
posted on 11:48 AM, May 4, 2021
A Q&A with NATS Virtual Summer Workshop presenter Kenneth Overton
Kenneth Overton
At our Virtual Summer Workshop (July 8-10), Kenneth Overton presents “Embedded in the Soil and Sung from the SOUL: The American Negro Spiritual” that will explore the performance practices and relevance of the Spiritual in today’s world.
The NATS Virtual Summer Workshop is July 8-10. See schedule and details.
We’re thrilled you’re part of the NATS Virtual Summer Workshop lineup! Please tell us a little about yourself, and what you’ll be sharing with us during your session. ....

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Life Sketch of James Weldon Johnson


Life Sketch of James Weldon Johnson
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James Weldon Johnson
Early Life and Education
On June 17, 1871, James Weldon Johnson was born in Jacksonville, Florida, to James Johnson, a Virginian, who served as the headwaiter at a resort hotel, and Helen Louise Dillet, a Bahamian, who served as the first black, female educator in the state of Florida. The Weldons raised their son to be a strong and independent. James remained a free-thinking individual as his parents had instilled in him the knowledge that he could achieve any level of success for which he desired to strive.
Johnson attended Atlanta University, and after completing his bachelor’s degree in 1894, he took the position as principal of the Edwin M. Stanton School, in which his mother had served as a teacher. As principal of Stanton, Johnson made vast improvements in the curriculum, and he also added grades 9 and 10. ....

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