Georgia Douglas Johnson | |
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Born | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. | September 10, 1880
Died | May 15, 1966 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 85)
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Education | Atlanta University's Normal School |
Alma mater | Oberlin Conservatory of Music |
Literary movement | Harlem Renaissance, anti-lynching movement, S Street Salon |
Spouse | Henry Lincoln Johnson |
Children | Two sons |
Relatives | Parents, Laura Douglas and George Camp |
Georgia Blanche Douglas Camp Johnson, better known as Georgia Douglas Johnson (September 10, 1880 – May 15, 1966), was a poet and playwright. She was one of the earliest female African-American playwrights,[1] and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.