My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime, which was then at the height of its vogue, made me a welcome guest.
James Weldon JohnsonThe colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them.
James Weldon JohnsonEvery race and every nation should be judged by the best it has been able to produce, not by the worst.
James Weldon Johnson