[W]e have always resented the natural inclination of most white people to demand spirituals the moment it is known that a Negro is about to sing. So often the request has seemed to savor of the feeling that we could do this and this alone.
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This quote is just one of 9 total Countee Cullen quotes in our collection. Countee Cullen is known for saying '[W]e have always resented the natural inclination of most white people to demand spirituals the moment it is known that a Negro is about to sing. So often the request has seemed to savor of the feeling that we could do this and this alone.' as well as some of the following quotes.
My poetry, I think, has become the way of my giving out what music is within me.
This quote is just one of 9 total Countee Cullen quotes in our collection. Countee Cullen is known for saying '[W]e have always resented the natural inclination of most white people to demand spirituals the moment it is known that a Negro is about to sing. So often the request has seemed to savor of the feeling that we could do this and this alone.' as well as some of the following quotes.