Earl Johnson > Quotes

“Poor people have access to the courts in the same sense that Christians had access to the lions. ”
― Earl Johnson

“Nadine recruited one third of her daughters, sons and grandbabies into her religion. But not me I wasn’t going to fall for that bull. I looked at the fruit that was on the tree, if it was an apple tree it should have apples on it. I looked behind the scenes and what they were saying and what they were doing was two different things, they were hypocrites at best.”
― Earl Johnson, Sins of My Father

“Now at that time in 1959 Pittsburgh was a popping place, it was called Little New York. Pittsburgh had live entertainment all the jazz greats was from here or came through Pittsburgh. We had find jazz clubs, the best rhythm and blues dance halls, the city was a jumping place for black entertainment.”
― Earl Johnson, Sins of My Father

“But it was 1969, the love year and you didn’t need a lot of money. People were just friendlier, and atmosphere in this country was groovy.”
― Earl Johnson, Sins of My Father