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Here are six historic essays on the state of race relations during the Reconstruction and early twentieth century, written from the African American point of view. These essays show us how far race relations have progressed, and sadly how far we have yet to... Read Full Overview

One hundred years ago, African Americans looked forward to the new twentieth century with mixed feelings of pride and discouragement. On the one hand, they could point to the tremendous progress many of them had made since the end of slavery under the dynamic leadership of Booker... Read Full Overview

Published at the beginning of the 20th century, The Negro problem is a compilation of interesting articles authored by leading African American citizens of the day. Looking back at this synopsis of African American affairs one can get a good sense of both the progress made and... Read Full Overview

From 1890-1915, the most influential black man in America was Booker T. Washington, who less than 35 years earlier had been born into slavery. The young boy worked laboriously until emancipation before going on to seek an education. By the time he was 40, he was consolidating... Read Full Overview

Here are six historic essays on the state of race relations during the Reconstruction and early twentieth century, written from the African American point of view. These essays show us how far race relations have progressed, and sadly how far we have yet to... Read Full Overview

A collection of ground-breaking essays about the experiences of African-Americans and race relations in the United States at the early Twentieth Century. Contributing authors include:Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Charles W. Chestnutt, Wilford H. Smith, H.T. Kealing, Paul... Read Full Overview

The Negro Problem is a collection of seven essays by prominent Black American writers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Laurence Dunbar, edited by Booker T. Washington, and published in 1903. It covered such topics as law, education, disenfranchisement, and Black Americans'... Read Full Overview

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for... Read Full Overview

The Negro Problem is a collection of seven essays, including the Law, Disfranchisement, Industrial Education, and the Negro's Place in American Life by prominent Black American writers, such as W. E. B. Du Bois and Paul Laurence Dunbar, edited by Booker T. Washington, and published... Read Full Overview

Includes seven classic essays by some of the most provacative thinkers from the African-American community, providing a historical perspective on race relations in America."Industrial Education for the Negro", by Booker T. Washington"The Talented Tenth", by W.E. Burghardt DuBois"The... Read Full Overview

The necessity for the race's learning the difference between being worked and working. He would not confine the Negro to industrial life, but believes that the very best service which any one can render to what is called the "higher education" is to teach the present generation... Read Full Overview

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This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview