Quote by: James Weldon Johnson

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.


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Author Bio


  • NameJames Weldon Johnson
  • Descriptionwriter and activist
  • BornJune 17, 1871
  • DiedJune 26, 1938
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Poet; Novelist; Songwriter; Composer
  • WorksThe Autobiography Of An Ex-Colored Man
  • AwardsSpingarn Medal; William E. Harmon Foundation Award For Distinguished Achievement Among Negroes