Johnson had an older sister who died at the age of two. His younger brother, named JohnRosamond, arrived in 1873. In 1884 Johnson spent a summer in Brooklyn, New York. Johnson was sixteen. He had met many of the most prominent African American leaders of his time, including the legendary Frederick Douglass. He had also learned Spanish by conversing with his friend. Johnson attended Stanton until he started high school. He attended high school. He attended high school and college at Atlanta University. In 1887 he graduated from Stanton and enrolled in preparatory school at Atlanta University. In 1894 he received his bachelor's degree from Atlanta University. At 23, he became principal of the Stanton School, his graduate school in Jacksonville, Florida. He served there for eight years, presiding over the expansion of its educational program. James Weldon received his master's degree from Columbia University, New York, in 1904. In 1894 he received an AB degree from Atlanta University. Johnson married Grace Nail in New York City on February 10, 1910. The marriage lasted a long time. He of...