Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact...#James Weldon Johnson
There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I...#James Weldon Johnson
The Southern whites are in many respects a great people. Looked at from a certain...#James Weldon Johnson
The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided...#James Weldon Johnson
Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid...#James Weldon Johnson
My mother was kept very busy with her sewing; sometimes she would have another woman...#James Weldon Johnson
My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime,...#James Weldon Johnson
