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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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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the...

Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the...

Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact...

Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact...

In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of...

In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of...

The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain...

The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain...

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.

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...

Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys' choir, it being found...

Shortly after this I was made a member of the boys' choir, it being found...

The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided...

The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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...