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Famous James Weldon Johnson Quotes
Source: The Selected Writings of James Weldon Johnson: Social, political, and literary essays
“O Black and unknown bards of long ago, How came your lips to touch the sacred fire?”
Source: Slavery: Not Forgiven, Never Forgotten – The Most Powerful Slave Narratives, Historical Documents & Influential Novels: The Underground Railroad, Memoirs of Frederick Douglass, 12 Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, History of Abolitionism, Lynch Law, Civil Rights Acts, New Amendments and much more
Source: The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
