A large volume of adventures may be grasped within this little span of life, by him who interests his heart in everything. Ray Stannard Baker adventuregraspheart Change image and share on social
Goodness is uneventful. It does not flash, it glows. Ray Stannard Baker flashglowgoodness Change image and share on social
Talk of joy: there may be things better than beef stew and baked potatoes and home-made bread - there may be. Ray Stannard Baker bakebeefbread Change image and share on social
The discrimination is not made openly, but a Negro who goes to such places is informed that there are no accommodations, or he is overlooked and otherwise slighted, so that he does not come again. Ray Stannard Baker accommodationdiscriminationinform Change image and share on social
It is not short of amazing, the power of a great idea to weld men together. There was in it a peculiar, intense, vital spirit if you will, that I have never felt before in any strike. Ray Stannard Baker amazefeltgreat Change image and share on social
One of the points in which I was especially interested was the Jim Crow regulations, that is, the system of separation of the races in street cars and railroad trains. Ray Stannard Baker carcrowinterest Change image and share on social
Measured by any standard, white or black, Washington must be regarded today as one of the great men of this country: and in the future he will be so honored. Ray Stannard Baker blackcountryfuture Change image and share on social
But steel bars have never yet kept out a mob; it takes something a good deal stronger: human courage backed up by the consciousness of being right. Ray Stannard Baker backbarconsciousness Change image and share on social
The very first time I was on a car in Atlanta, I saw the conductor - all conductors are white - ask a Negro woman to get up and take a seat farther back in order to make a place for a white man. I have also seen white men requested to leave the Negro section of the car. Ray Stannard Baker atlantabackcar share on social
And no book gives a deeper insight into the inner life of the Negro, his struggles and his aspirations, than, The Souls of Black Folk. Ray Stannard Baker aspirationblackbook Change image and share on social
