text_original: I felt leap within me pride that I was colored; and I began to form wild dreams of bringing glory and honor to the Negro race. For days I could talk of nothing else with my mother except my ambitions to be a great man, a great colored man, to reflect credit on the race and gain fame for myself.
text_transcription: I FELT LEAP WITHIN ME PRIDE THAT I WAS COLORED AND I BEGAN TO FORM WILD DREAMS OF BRINGING GLORY AND HONOR TO THE NEGRO RACE FOR DAYS I COULD TALK OF NOTHING ELSE WITH MY MOTHER EXCEPT MY AMBITIONS TO BE A GREAT MAN A GREAT COLOURED MAN TO REFLECT CREDIT ON THE RACE AND GAIN FAME FOR MYSELF
phonemes: aɪ fˈɛlt lˈiːp wɪðˌɪn mˌiː pɹˈaɪd ðæt aɪ wʌz kˈʌlɚd; ænd aɪ bɪɡˈæn tə fˈɔːɹm wˈaɪld dɹˈiːmz ʌv bɹˈɪŋɪŋ ɡlˈɔːɹi ænd ˈɑːnɚ tə ðə nˈiːɡɹoʊ ɹˈeɪs. fɔːɹ dˈeɪz aɪ kʊd tˈɔːk ʌv nˈʌθɪŋ ˈɛls wɪð maɪ mˈʌðɚɹ ɛksˈɛpt maɪ æmbˈɪʃənz təbi ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt mˈæn, ɐ ɡɹˈeɪt kˈʌlɚd mˈæn, tə ɹᵻflˈɛkt kɹˈɛdɪt ɔnðə ɹˈeɪs ænd ɡˈeɪn fˈeɪm fɔːɹ maɪsˈɛlf.