I thought of Paris as a beauty spot on the face of the earth, and of London as a big freckle. James Weldon Johnson beautybigearth Change image and share on social
She was my first love, and I loved her as only a boy loves. James Weldon Johnson boylove 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
Southern 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 affectionaiddespise Change image and share on social
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
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives its most distinctive character. James Weldon Johnson americanbluecall Change image and share on social
But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form. James Weldon Johnson ambitionamericanclassic 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
Americans are immensely popular in Paris; and this is not due solely to the fact that they spend lots of money there, for they spend just as much or more in London, and in the latter city they are merely tolerated because they do spend. James Weldon Johnson americancitydue share on social
The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided me in favor of Atlanta University; so about the last of September I bade farewell to the friends and scenes of my boyhood and boarded a train for the South. James Weldon Johnson atlantabidboard share on social
