All James Weldon Johnson Quotes
When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After my long stay in the French capital, huge, ponderous, massive London seemed to me as ugly a thing as man could contrive to make.
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Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys' choir, it being found that I possessed a clear, strong soprano voice. I enjoyed the singing very much.
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She was my first love, and I loved her as only a boy loves.
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I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.
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I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.
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As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs.
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Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.
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In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms.
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Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.
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Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.
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Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and philanthropy, they will liberally assist in his elevation.
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Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious fervor sing these old songs has missed one of the most thrilling emotions which the human heart may experience.
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There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I think they ought to be proud of it.
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And so for a couple of years my life was divided between my music and my school books.
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As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little aristocrat.
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