James Weldon Johnson Quotes

As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs.

- James Weldon Johnson

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As yet, the Negroes themselves do not fully appreciate these old slave songs. - James Weldon Johnson

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

At a very early age I began to thump on the piano alone, and it was not long before I was able to pick out a few tunes. I also learned the names of the notes in both clefs, but I preferred not be hampered by notes. - James Weldon Johnson