The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul; later, as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning; and today it is being fought out over his social recognition.
-- James Weldon Johnson
   
James Weldon Johnson   Name:
James Weldon Johnson
Type:
Poet
Nationality:
American
Birth:
June 17, 1871
Death:
June 26, 1938
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