A leading American author, poet, and early civil rights activist.. author poet folklorist and civil rights leader
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Lift every voice and sing till earth and heaven ring, ring with the harmonies of liberty.... Go to Quote / Comment
The supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things--the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit. Go to Quote / Comment
There is nothing that exasperates people more than a display of superior ability or brilliance in conversation. They seem pleased at the time, but their envy makes them curse the conversationalist in their heart. Go to Quote / Comment
Once you become famous, there is nothing left to become but infamous. Go to Quote / Comment
It is from the blues that all that may be called American music derives it most distinctive characteristics. Go to Quote / Comment