,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gdfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,april #g1 #bjbb,mr4  
,lawson ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,coh51 & ,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas7 introduc$ 
! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !        
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,secret>y ( !     
,treasury to m9t commemorative co9s 9   
recognition ( ,james ,weldon ,johnson4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,james ,weldon ,johnson ,commemorative
 ,co9 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,james ,weldon      
,johnson 0 born on ,june #ag1 #ahga1 9  
,jacksonville1 ,florida1 to a ,bahamian 
"m1 ,hel5 ,l\ise ,dillet1 &             
,african-,am]ican fa!r1 ,james ,johnson4
 ,he _h a y\ng] bro!r1 ,john ,rosamund  
,johnson4 ,8 "m _h a l>ge influ5ce on 8 
int]e/ 9 lit]ature & music4  7#b7 ,at ! 
age ( #af1 ,james ,weldon ,johnson      
enroll$ at ,atlanta ,univ]sity1 n[ ,cl>k
 ,atlanta ,univ]sity1 a hi/orically     
,black college1 & graduat$ 9 #ahid4     

7#c7 ,james ,weldon ,johnson return$ to 
,jacksonville foll[+ 8 graduation1 :]e  
he s]v$ z pr9cipal ( ! ,/anton ,s*ool4  
,he exp&$ ! s*ool to include ,florida's 
fir/ high s*ool = ,african ,am]icans1   
:i* op5$ 9 #ahih4  7#d7 ,9 #ahie1 ,james
 ,weldon ,johnson />t$ ! ,daily         
,am]ican1 ,florida's fir/               
,african-,am]ican newspap]4  7#e7 ,dur+ 
?is p]iod1 ,james ,weldon ,johnson 0    
admitt$ to ! ,florida ,b> 9 #ahig4 ,he  
became ! fir/ ,african ,am]ican to pass 
! ,florida ,b> s9ce ! ,recon/ruction    
,era end$4  7#f7 ,9 #ahii1 ,james       
,weldon ,johnson wrote ! poem ,lift ,e  
,voice & ,s+ to honor ,abraham ,l9coln's
 bir?day4 ,8 bro!r1 ,john ,rosamund     
,johnson1 compos$ ! music to turn x into
 a song4 ,9 #aiai1 ! ,national          
,advancem5t ( ,color$ ,p 7,,naacp7      
designat$ ! song z ! ,negro ,national   
,an!m4  7#g7 ,z "p ( ! ,great           
,migration1 ,james ,weldon ,johnson &   
,john ,rosamund ,johnson mov$ to ,h>lem1
 ,new ,york4 ,!y became compos]s =      

,broadway %[s & lat] became integral    
figures ( ! ,h>lem ,r5aissance4  7#h7   
,aft] w9n+ ! election1 9 #aijf1         
,presid5t ,!odore ,roosevelt appo9t$    
,james ,weldon ,johnson z ,u4,s4 ,consul
 9 ,v5ezuela4 ,9 #aiji1 he 0 appo9t$ z  
,u4,s4 ,consul 9 ,nic>agua by ,presid5t 
,william ,taft4  7#i7 ,foll[+ 8         
diplomatic s]vice1 ,james ,weldon       
,johnson became a field secret>y = !    
,,naacp 9 #aiaf4 ,9 #aibj1 he became !  
fir/ ,african-,am]ican executive        
secret>y = ! ,,naacp1 :]e he help$      
increase memb]%ip1 create new *apt]s1 & 
organize civil rights movem5ts across ! 
c\ntry4  7#aj7 ,james ,weldon ,johnson  
repres5t$ ! ,,naacp z ! *ief            
,congressional lobbyi/ to enc\rage      
passage ( ! ,repres5tative ,leonidas    
,dy] anti-lyn*+ bill4 ,?is bill w5t on  
to pass ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives 9     
#aibb1 b fail$ 9 ! ,s5ate due to !      
filibu/]4  7#aa7 ,9 #aicj1 aft] s]v+ #aj
 ye>s 9 ! ,,naacp1 ,james ,weldon       
,johnson accept$ an (f] to become !     

,sp5ce ,*air ( ,creative ,lit]ature &   
,writ+ at ,fisk ,univ]sity1 a           
hi/orically ,black college 9 ,na%ville1 
,t5nessee4  7#ab7 ,9 #aicd1 ,james      
,weldon ,johnson 0 hir$ z ! fir/ ,black 
pr(essor at ,new ,york ,univ]sity1 :]e  
he taught ,creative ,lit]ature &        
,education4  7#ac7 ,james ,weldon       
,johnson 0 an accompli%$ noveli/ & poet4
 ,he releas$ sev]al poetry collections &
 novels1 among 8 mo/ popul> pieces (    
lit]ature 7 ,god's ,trombones3 ,sev5    
,negro ,s]mons 9 ,v]se & ,!             
,autobiography ( an ,ex-,color$ ,man4   
7#ad7 ,james ,weldon ,johnson pass$ away
 sudd5ly 9 #aich4 ,8 fun]al 0 held 9    
,h>lem1 ,new ,york1 :]e ov] #b1jjj p    
att5d$4  7#ae7 ,james ,weldon ,johnson's
 excell5ce revolutioniz$ lit]ature1     
music1 education1 politics1 & law4 ,8   
fe>lessness to fight = equality creat$  
pa?ways = ,african ,am]icans to pr\dly  
pursue _! aspirations4  #c4 ,co9        
specifications  7a7 ,d5om9ations ,!     
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is  

,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all m9t &
 issue ! foll[+ co9s 9 recognition &    
celebration ( ,james ,weldon ,johnson3  
7#a7 #e gold co9s ,n m ?an #ej1jjj #e   
co9s1 :i* %all-- 7,a7 weigh #h4cei      
grams2  7,b7 h a diamet] ( #j4hej in*es2
 &  7,c7 conta9 n less ?an #ij-p]c5t    
gold4  7#b7 #a silv] co9s ,n m ?an      
#djj1jjj #a co9s1 :i* %all-- 7,a7 weigh 
#bf4gc grams2  7,b7 h a diamet] ( #a4ejj
 in*es2 &  7,c7 conta9 n less ?an       
#ij-p]c5t silv]4  7#c7 ,half-doll> clad 
co9s ,n m ?an #gej1jjj half-doll> co9s  
:i* %all-- 7,a7 weigh #aa4cd grams2     
7,b7 h a diamet] ( #a4bje in*es2 &  7,c7
 be m9t$ to ! specifications =          
half-doll> co9s conta9$ 9 section       
#eaab7;b7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7b7 ,legal t5d] ,! co9s m9t$ "u 
?is ,act %all be legal t5d]1 z provid$ 9
 section #eajc ( title #ca1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7c7 ,numismatic items ,= 
purposes ( sections #eacd & #eacf (     
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all co9s
 m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be

 numismatic items4  #d4 ,design ( co9s  
7a7 ,design requirem5ts  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! design = ! co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all
 be emblematic ( ,james ,weldon         
,johnson4  7#b7 ,designations &         
inscriptions ,on ea* co9 m9t$ "u ?is    
,act1 !re %all be-- 7,a7 a designation (
 ! d5om9ation ( ! co92  7,b7 an         
inscription ( ! ye> #bjbd2 &  7,c7      
inscriptions ( ! words ,lib]ty1 ,9 ,god 
,we ,tru/1 ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica1 & ,e
 ,pluribus ,unum4  7b7 ,selection ,!    
design = ! co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all   
be-- 7#a7 select$ by ! ,secret>y 9      
consultation ) ! ,commission ( ,f9e     
,arts2 &  7#b7 review$ by ! ,citiz5s    
,co9age ,advisory ,committee4  #e4      
,issuance ( co9s  7a7 ,quality ( co9s   
,co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act %all be issu$ 9  
uncirculat$ & pro( qualities4  7b7      
,p]iod = issuance ,! ,secret>y may issue
 co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act only dur+ !      
#a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ,janu>y #a1      
#bjbd4  #f4 ,sale ( co9s  7a7 ,sale     
price ,! co9s issu$ "u ?is ,act %all be 

sold by ! ,secret>y at a price bas$ ^u !
 sum (-- 7#a7 ! face value ( ! co9s2    
7#b7 ! sur*>ge provid$ 9 section #g7;a7 
) respect to su* co9s2 &  7#c7 ! co/ (  
design+ & issu+ ! co9s 7includ+ labor1  
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 ov]head   
exp5ses1 m>ket+1 & %ipp+74  7b7 ,bulk   
sales ,! ,secret>y %all make bulk sales 
( ! co9s issu$ "u ?is ,act at a         
reasonable disc\nt4  7c7 ,prepaid ord]s 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y %all accept  
prepaid ord]s = ! co9s m9t$ "u ?is ,act 
be=e ! issuance ( su* co9s4  7#b7       
,disc\nt ,sale prices ) respect to      
prepaid ord]s "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all be  
at a reasonable disc\nt4  #g4 ,sur*>ges 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,all sales ( co9s m9t$ "u  
?is ,act %all include a sur*>ge z       
foll[s3 7#a7 ,a sur*>ge ( #ce p] co9 = !
 #e co94  7#b7 ,a sur*>ge ( #aj p] co9 =
 ! #a co94  7#c7 ,a sur*>ge ( #e p] co9 
= ! half-doll> co94  7b7 ,di/ribution   
,subject to section #eacd7;f7 ( title   
#ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all sur*>ges  
receiv$ by ! ,secret>y f ! sale ( co9s  

issu$ "u ?is ,act %all be promptly paid 
z foll[s1 = ! purpose ( /r5g!n+         
educational outcomes = /ud5ts1 ) a focus
 on /ud5ts ( color1 & support+ social   
ju/ice ef=ts3 7#a7 #he p]c5t1 divid$    
equally betwe5-- 7,a7 ! ,m>%all-,motley 
,s*ol>s ,program2  7,b7 ! ,/anton       
,college ,prep>atory ,s*ool2 &  7,c7 !  
,national ,association = ! ,advancem5t (
 ,color$ ,p 7,,naacp74  7#b7 #ae p]c5t  
to ! ,james ,weldon ,johnson ,f\ndation4
  #h4 ,f9ancial assurances ,! ,secret>y 
%all take su* actions z may be necess>y 
to ensure t-- 7#a7 m9t+ & issu+ co9s "u 
?is ,act w n result 9 any net co/ to !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t2 &  7#b7 no     
funds1 includ+ applicable sur*>ges1 are 
disburs$ to ! recipi5t designat$ 9      
section #g until ! total co/ ( design+ &
 issu+ all ( ! co9s au?oriz$ by ?is ,act
 7includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use (  
ma*9]y1 ov]head exp5ses1 m>ket+1 &      
%ipp+7 is recov]$ by ! ,unit$ ,/ates    
,treasury1 consi/5t ) sections #eaab7m7 
& #eacd7;f7 ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates  

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