His Elevation Quotes
- Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and philanthropy, they will… — James Weldon Johnson
- Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they… — James Weldon Johnson
- When a man has emerged from slavery, there must be some stage in the progress of his elevation when he takes the rank of mere… — Joseph P. Bradley