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Daisy Tapley
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Daisy Tapley was a classical singer and vaudeville performer. Born Daisy Robinson in Big Rapids, Michigan, she was raised in Chicago, where she played piano and the organ with music teachers Emil Lieb
Tapley in 1915
Tapley in 1915
James Weldon Johnson
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James Weldon Johnson was an African American author, politician, diplomat, critic, journalist, poet, anthologist, educator, lawyer, songwriter and early civil rights activist. He was married to civil
Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932
Photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932
Johnson lived here in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while serving as national organizer for the National Association for the Adva
Johnson lived here in the Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., while serving as national organizer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).
Famously performed in the film Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), the song "Under the Bamboo Tree" was written by the Johnson brothers and Bob Cole for the
Famously performed in the film Meet Me in St. Louis (1944), the song "Under the Bamboo Tree" was written by the Johnson brothers and Bob Cole for the Broadway show Sally in Our Alley (1902)
Aged around 30 at the time of this photo, Johnson had already written "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" and been admitted to the Florida bar.
Aged around 30 at the time of this photo, Johnson had already written "Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing" and been admitted to the Florida bar.