... , but she also wrote about racial inequalities and women's self expression. Hurston died January 28, 1960 in poverty and buried in an unmarked grave that was recently commented upon by Alice Walker in 1973 which has sparked more interest in Hurston's work among Americans. James Weldon Johnson is another well-recognized African American writer for the early 20th century and ... is also known for writing the lyrics to "Lift Ever Voice and Sing" (known as the Negro National Anthem). Johnson first book written was the 1912 publication of The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man which discussed...

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