Whether I live in the North or the South, I cannot be counted for my full value, be that much or little. I dare not cease to hope and aspire and believe in human love and justice, but progress is painful and my faith is often strained to the breaking point.


A Northern Negro's Autobiography (1904)


Whether I live in the North or the South, I cannot be counted for my full value, be that much or little. I dare not cease to hope and aspire and...

Whether I live in the North or the South, I cannot be counted for my full value, be that much or little. I dare not cease to hope and aspire and...

Whether I live in the North or the South, I cannot be counted for my full value, be that much or little. I dare not cease to hope and aspire and...

Whether I live in the North or the South, I cannot be counted for my full value, be that much or little. I dare not cease to hope and aspire and...