3 December 2020 James Weldon Johnson I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.
3 December 2020 James Weldon Johnson The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul later, as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning and today it is being fought out over his social recognition.
3 December 2020 James Weldon Johnson The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain point of view, they are picturesque. If one will put oneself in a romantic frame of mind, one can admire their notions of chivalry and bravery and justice.
