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But I must own that I also felt stirred by an unselfish desire to voice all the joys and sorrows, the hopes and ambitions, of the American Negro, in classic musical form.
James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson
Born: Jun 17, 1871
Died: Jun 26, 1938

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Ambition, Own, Musical, Must, Hopes, Classic, Voice, Unselfish, Joys, Also, Sorrows, Felt, Stirred, American, Form, Desire

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