• 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 have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.

    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 have a strong affection, and are helpful to them in many ways.
    James Weldon Johnson (2012). “The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man”, p.80, Courier Corporation