To the real question, How does it feel to be a problem? I answer seldom a word.
We black men seem the sole oasis of simple faith and reverence in a dusty desert of dollars and smartness.
The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
The most ordinary Negro is a distinct gentleman, but it takes extraordinary training and opportunity to make the average white man anything but a hog.
A man does not look behind the door unless he has stood there himself
As Negro voting increased, Congress got an improved sense of hearing.