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. - SearchQuotes

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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.

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