Phrase by 'James Weldon Johnson'

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It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  Black , Man , Tree , Struggle


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.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  People , Nothing , White , Strong


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

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  Good , Stone , Cap , Fortune


I believe it to be a fact that the colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  People , Better , Believe , White


And so for a couple of years my life was divided between my music and my school books.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  Life , Music , My Life , School


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.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  Never , Heart , Experience , Emotions


You are young, gifted, and Black. We must begin to tell our young, There's a world waiting for you, Yours is the quest that's just begun.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  You , Black , World , Waiting


There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I think they ought to be proud of it.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  Proud , People , Think , Great


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.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  People , Mind , Justice , Romantic


As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little aristocrat.

Author: James Weldon Johnson - American Poet
  Look , See , Back , I Can


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