Famous quotes containing the words james weldon, james and/or weldon:
“The glory of the day was in her face,
The beauty of the night was in her eyes.”
—James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)
“I suppose one has a greater sense of intellectual degradation after an interview with a doctor than from any human experience.”
—Alice James (1848–1892)
“This Great God,
Like a mammy bending over her baby,
Kneeled down in the dust
Toiling over a lump of clay
Till He shaped it in His own image;”
—James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)