America Is False To The Past, False

Despite Of It All, The Negro Remains... Cool, Strong, Imperturbable, And Cheerful.

At A Time Like This, Scorching Irony, Not Convincing Argument, Is Needed.

I Knew That However Bad The Republican Party Was, The Democratic Party Was Much Worse. The Elements Of Which The Republican Party Was Composed Gave Better Ground For The Ultimate Hope Of The Success Of The Colored Mans Cause Than Those Of The Democratic Party.

You Degrade Us And Then Ask Why We Are Degraded. You Shut Our Mouths And Ask Why We Don't Speak. You Close Your Colleges And Seminaries Against Us And Then Ask Why We Don't Know.

... And In Thinking Of My Life, I Almost Forgot My Liberty.