“A great wave of humiliation and shame swept over me. Shame that I belonged to a race that could be so dealt with; and shame for my country, that it, the great example of democracy to the world, should be the only civilized, if not the only state on earth, where a human being would be burned alive.” IfsWorldShouldHumansCountryStatesWould BeEarthHuman BeingsRaceDemocracyAliveExampleShameWaveCivilizedBurnedHumiliationLynching Book:The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Social, political, and literary essays Source: The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Social, political, and literary essays
“This country can have no more democracy than it accords and guarantees to the humblest and weakest citizen.” CountryJusticeDemocracyCitizensDiversitySocial JusticeGuaranteesAccord Book:Writings Source: Writings
“The colored people of this country know and understand the white people better than the white people know and understand them.” PeopleKnowsCountryJusticeWhiteDiversitySocial Justice Book:The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man Source: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
