James Weldon Johnson - The peculiar fascination which the South held over my imagination and my limi...

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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.

James Weldon Johnson

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Deutsche Übersetzung

Die besondere Faszination, die der Süden meiner Fantasie und meines begrenzten Kapitals entgegenbrachte, entschied mich für die Universität von Atlanta. So verabschiedete ich mich Ende September von den Freunden und Szenen meiner Kindheit und stieg in einen Zug in den Süden.

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