I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle.

Quote by James Weldon Johnson

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My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime,...

My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime,...

I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.

I had enjoyed life in Paris, and, taking all things into consideration, enjoyed it wholesomely.

Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God.

Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God.

Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race;...

Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race;...

Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted...

Through my music teaching and my not absolutely irregular attendance at church, I became acquainted...

There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I...

There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I...

My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman...

My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman...

I believe it to be a fact that the colored people of this country know...

I believe it to be a fact that the colored people of this country know...

The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as...

The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as...

She was my first love, and I loved her as only a boy loves.

She was my first love, and I loved her as only a boy loves.

My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred...

My luck at the gambling table was varied; sometimes I was fifty to a hundred...

As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs.

As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs.

Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.

Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.

It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and...

It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and...

You are young, gifted, and Black. We must begin to tell our young, There's a...

You are young, gifted, and Black. We must begin to tell our young, There's a...

Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious...

Any musical person who has never heard a Negro congregation under the spell of religious...

When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After...

When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After...

It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its...

It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its...

But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice...

But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice...

Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.

Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst.