“You never know how bad a situation is going to be until you come out of it. But the nation has had two major hurricanes in [several] weeks, and we will be stronger because of it.” KnowsTwoNationsSituationKnow HowWeekMajorsStrongerHurricanes Author:James Green
“We were growing up in West Virginia. Everybody was poor there in the southern part of the state. It was like growing up in the Great Depression from the stories I hear people tell. Everybody was poor and so we didnt know that we were any different from anybody else.” PeopleKnowsDifferentStatesStoriesPoorGrowing UpGrowingWestSouthernVirginiaGreat DepressionWest Virginia Author:James Green
“Then one day along come a Friday and that a unlucky star day and I playin' round de house and marster Williams come up and say, "Delis, will you 'low Jim walk down the street with me?" My mammy say, "All right, Jim, you be a good boy," and dat de las' time I ever heard her speak, or ever see her. We walks down whar de houses grows close together and pretty soon comes to de slave market. I ain't seed it 'fore, but when marster Williams says, "Git up on de block," I got a funny feelin', and I knows what has happened.” KnowsTogetherHouseSpeakStarsGrowsWalksBoysHappenedHeardStreetsOne DayLowsSlaverySlaveRoundsCome UpSeedsBlockFridayUnluckyGood BoyLucky Star Author:James Green
“John the Baptist was supposed to point the way to the Christ. He was just the voice, not the Messiah. So everybodys calling has dignity to it and God seems to know better than we do what is in us that needs to be called forth.” KnowsWayNeedsSeemsVoiceChristCallingDignityBaptistsMessiahJohn The Baptist Author:James Green
