Lord Of The Springtime, Father Of Flower,

The Shadow Of A Mighty Negro Past Flits Through The Tale Of Ethiopia The Shadowy And Of The Egypt The Sphinx. Throughout History, The Powers Of Single Blacks Flash Here And There Like Falling Stars, And Die Sometimes Before The World Has Rightly Gauged Their Brightness.

Race Prejudice Decreases Values, Both Real Estate And Human.

The Problem Of The Twentieth Century Is The Problem Of The Color Line.

Raphael Painted, Luther Preached, Corneille Wrote, And Milton Sang; And Through It All, For Four Hundred Years, The Dark Captives Wound To The Sea Amid The Bleaching Bones Of The Dead: For Four Hundred Years The Sharks Followed The Scurrying Ships; For Four Hundred Years America Was Strewn With The Living And Dying Millions Of A Transplanted Race; For Four Hundred Years Ethiopia Stretched Forth Her Hands Unto God.

It Is The Trained, Living Human Soul, Cultivated And Strengthened By Long Study And Thought, That Breathes The Real Breath Of Life Into Boys And Girls And Makes Them Human, Whether They Be Black Or White, Greek, Russian Or American.