James Weldon Johnson - The battle was first waged over the right of the Negro to be classed as a hum...

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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.

James Weldon Johnson

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Der Kampf wurde zuerst über das Recht der Neger geführt, als ein menschliches Wesen mit einer Seele eingestuft zu werden; später, ob er über genügend Intellekt verfügte, um selbst die Grundlagen des Lernens zu beherrschen; und heute wird es wegen seiner sozialen Anerkennung ausgefochten.

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