Every race and every nation should be judged by the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst.
James Weldon JohnsonLabor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune.
James Weldon JohnsonSouthern 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.
James Weldon Johnson