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James Weldon Johnson Quotes
There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I think they ought to be proud of it.
James Weldon Johnson

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Poet Quotes
Category:
American Poet Quotes
Date of Birth:
June 17, 1871
Date of Death:
June 26, 1938
Nationality:
American
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