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Georgia Douglas Johnson

American poet and playwright (1880–1966)

Georgia Douglas Johnson

Born	(1880-09-10)September 10, 1880 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Died	May 15, 1966(1966-05-15) (aged 85) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Poet one of the earliest African-American female playwrights music teacher school principal
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-Americanplaywrights,^[1] and an important figure of the Harlem Renaissance.

Early life

She was born as Georgia Blanche Douglas Camp in 1880 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Laura Douglas and George Camp^[2] (her mother's last name is listed in

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Georgia Douglas Johnson

Georgia Douglas Johnson was born in Atlanta on September 10, 1880, and was raised in Rome, Georgia, and Atlanta. Johnson attended Atlanta University Normal School and studied music at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio. She initially aspired to become a composer.

Though she never lived in Harlem, Johnson has been regarded as the foremost female poet of the Harlem Renaissance, largely through her mentorship of younger writers. Johnson often invited artists and writers to her home in Washington, D.C. to partake in what became known as the “S Street Salon” or “Saturday Nighters.” These gatherings sometimes included Langston Hughes, Jean Toomer, Anne Spencer, Jessie Redmon Fauset, Angelina Weld Grimké, and others. Johnson’s home was a destination for numerous African American writers for forty years. She even nicknamed it the “Half-Way House,” due to her provision of shelter to those occasionally in need, such as Zora Neale Hurston.

Johnson published her first poem in Crisis magazine in 1916. She then wrote the weekly column, “H

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Georgia Douglas Johnson was one of the most well-known Black female writers and playwrights of her time. Known for writing most about love and womanhood, Douglas Johnson’s published works touched many and were featured in the most widely-read Black publications of the twentieth century. In addition to being an active participant in the New Negro Movement, her Washington, D.C. home was also a gathering place for other members of the Black literati to connect and create. In her lifetime, she published 4 books: The Heart of a Woman (1918), Bronze (1922), An Autumn Love Cycle (1928), and Share My World (1962), and won several awards for her contributions to literature, theater, and poetry.

Georgia Blanche Douglas Camp was born on either September 10, 1877 or September 10, 1880, to Laura Douglas and George Camp. Her parents were of African American, Native American, and European descent. Douglas Camp began her education in Rome, Georgia before studying at Atlanta University Normal School. As a child, she was described as being a “teacher’s pet” who relied on the company of he