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James Weldon Johnson

“It is a struggle; for though the black man fights passively, he nevertheless fights; and his passive resistance is more effective at present than active resistance could possibly be. He bears the fury of the storm as does the willow tree.”

James Weldon Johnson, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
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The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Illustrated) The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
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