{"product_id":"2940012158864","title":"DARKWATER","description":"Contents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER                                      PAGE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      POSTSCRIPT                              ix\u003cbr\u003e      _Credo_                                  1\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI.    THE SHADOW OF YEARS                      3\u003cbr\u003e      _A Litany at Atlanta_                   14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eII.   THE SOULS OF WHITE FOLK                 17\u003cbr\u003e      _The Riddle of the Sphinx_              30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIII.  THE HANDS OF ETHIOPIA                   32\u003cbr\u003e      _The Princess of the Hither Isles_      43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIV.   OF WORK AND WEALTH                      47\u003cbr\u003e      _The Second Coming_                     60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eV.    \"THE SERVANT IN THE HOUSE\"              63\u003cbr\u003e      _Jesus Christ in Texas_                 70\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVI.   OF THE RULING OF MEN                    78\u003cbr\u003e      _The Call_                              93\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVII.  THE DAMNATION OF WOMEN                  95\u003cbr\u003e      _Children of the Moon_                 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVIII. THE IMMORTAL CHILD                     114\u003cbr\u003e      _Almighty Death_                       128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIX.   OF BEAUTY AND DEATH                    130\u003cbr\u003e      _The Prayers of God_                   145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eX.    THE COMET                              149\u003cbr\u003e      _A Hymn to the Peoples_                161\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e_Credo_\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe in God, who made of one blood all nations that on earth do\u003cbr\u003edwell. I believe that all men, black and brown and white, are brothers,\u003cbr\u003evarying through time and opportunity, in form and gift and feature, but\u003cbr\u003ediffering in no essential particular, and alike in soul and the\u003cbr\u003epossibility of infinite development.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEspecially do I believe in the Negro Race: in the beauty of its genius,\u003cbr\u003ethe sweetness of its soul, and its strength in that meekness which shall\u003cbr\u003eyet inherit this turbulent earth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe in Pride of race and lineage and self: in pride of self so\u003cbr\u003edeep as to scorn injustice to other selves; in pride of lineage so great\u003cbr\u003eas to despise no man's father; in pride of race so chivalrous as neither\u003cbr\u003eto offer bastardy to the weak nor beg wedlock of the strong, knowing\u003cbr\u003ethat men may be brothers in Christ, even though they be not\u003cbr\u003ebrothers-in-law.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe in Service--humble, reverent service, from the blackening of\u003cbr\u003eboots to the whitening of souls; for Work is Heaven, Idleness Hell, and\u003cbr\u003eWage is the \"Well done!\" of the Master, who summoned all them that labor\u003cbr\u003eand are heavy laden, making no distinction between the black, sweating\u003cbr\u003ecotton hands of Georgia and the first families of Virginia, since all\u003cbr\u003edistinction not based on deed is devilish and not divine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe in the Devil and his angels, who wantonly work to narrow the\u003cbr\u003eopportunity of struggling human beings, especially if they be black; who\u003cbr\u003espit in the faces of the fallen, strike them that cannot strike again,\u003cbr\u003ebelieve the worst and work to prove it, hating the image which their\u003cbr\u003eMaker stamped on a brother's soul.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I\u003cbr\u003ebelieve that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio\u003cbr\u003eof oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of\u003cbr\u003eweaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows\u003cbr\u003ethe death of that strength.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe in Liberty for all men: the space to stretch their arms and\u003cbr\u003etheir souls, the right to breathe and the right to vote, the freedom to\u003cbr\u003echoose their friends, enjoy the sunshine, and ride on the railroads,\u003cbr\u003euncursed by color; thinking, dreaming, working as they will in a kingdom\u003cbr\u003eof beauty and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe in the Training of Children, black even as white; the leading\u003cbr\u003eout of little souls into the green pastures and beside the still waters,\u003cbr\u003enot for pelf or peace, but for life lit by some large vision of beauty\u003cbr\u003eand goodness and truth; lest we forget, and the sons of the fathers,\u003cbr\u003elike Esau, for mere meat barter their birthright in a mighty nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, I believe in Patience--patience with the weakness of the Weak\u003cbr\u003eand the strength of the Strong, the prejudice of the Ignorant and the\u003cbr\u003eignorance of the Blind; patience with the tardy triumph of Joy and the\u003cbr\u003emad chastening of Sorrow.","brand":"SAP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155976503536,"sku":"2940012158864","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012158864_p0.jpg?v=1763552792","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012158864","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}