An American writer, poet, diplomat, civil rights activist, and educator. One of the representative intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance and active as a leader of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). He spread African American culture through spirituals, poetry, novels, and criticism, and is also known as the lyricist of "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which later came to be called the "Black National Anthem."

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