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"The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a human being with a soul; later, as to whether he had sufficient intellect to master even the rudiments of learning; and today it is being fought out over his social recognition."
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"The human being is a most curious creature. He thinks he has got one soul, and he has got dozens."

"If you're losing your soul and you know it, then you've still got a soul left to lose."

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"The most beautiful rainbow is the one inside your soul."

"Her little butterfly soul fluttered incessantly between memory and dubious expectation."
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"There are a great many colored people who are ashamed of the cake-walk, but I think they ought to be proud of it."

"In Berlin I especially enjoyed the orchestral concerts, and I attended a large number of them. I formed the acquaintance of a good many musicians, several of whom spoke of my playing in high terms."

"The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limited capital decided me in favor of Atlanta University; so about the last of September I bade farewell to the friends and scenes of my boyhood and boarded a train for the South."
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