Amsterdam was a great surprise to me. I had always thought of Venice as the city of canals; it had never entered my mind that I should find similar conditions in a Dutch town. James Weldon Johnson amsterdamcanalcity Change image and share on social
Young man, young man, your arm's too short to box with God. James Weldon Johnson armboxgod Change image and share on social
Washington shows the Negro not only at his best, but also at his worst. James Weldon Johnson badnegroshow Change image and share on social
When we arrived in London, my sadness at leaving Paris was turned into despair. After my long stay in the French capital, huge, ponderous, massive London seemed to me as ugly a thing as man could contrive to make. James Weldon Johnson arrivecapitalcontrive share on social
And so for a couple of years my life was divided between my music and my school books. James Weldon Johnson bookcoupledivide Change image and share on social
As I look back now I can see that I was a perfect little aristocrat. James Weldon Johnson aristocratbackperfect Change image and share on social
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. James Weldon Johnson colorecountryfact Change image and share on social
I do not see how a people that can find in its conscience any excuse whatever for slowly burning to death a human being, or for tolerating such an act, can be entrusted with the salvation of a race. James Weldon Johnson actburnconscience Change image and share on social
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. James Weldon Johnson activebearblack share on social
Labor is the fabled magician's wand, the philosophers stone, and the cap of good fortune. James Weldon Johnson capfabledfortune Change image and share on social
