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.
“Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of.”
“I don't see myself as being as big of an influence as other people seem to think.”