[to The Patronizing Train Conductor Who Had

I Have Had More Than Half A Century Of Such Happiness. A Great Deal Of Worry And Sorrow, Too, But Never A Worry Or A Sorrow That Was Not Offset By A Purple Iris, A Lark, A Bluebird, Or A Dewy Morning Glory.

We Have A Powerful Potential In Our Youth, And We Must Have The Courage To Change Old Ideas And Practices So That We May Direct Their Power Toward Good Ends.

If We Accept And Acquiesce In The Face Of Discrimination, We Accept The Responsibility Ourselves. We Should, Therefore, Protest Openly Everything ... That Smacks Of Discrimination Or Slander.

Whatever Glory Belongs To The Race For A Development Unprecedented In History For The Given Length Of Time, A Full Share Belongs To The Womanhood Of The Race.

I Thought, Maybe The Difference Between White Folks And Colored Is Just This Matter Of Reading And Writing. I Made Up My Mind I Would Know My Letters.