Contents
THE FOLLOWING TOPICS ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK BY ONE HUNDRED WRITERS:
TOPIC PAGE
Did the American Negro make, in the nineteenth century, achievements along the lines of wealth, morality, education, etc., commensurate with his opportunities? If so, what achievements did he make?
II. Will it be possible for the Negro to attain, in this country, unto the American type of civilization? 42
III. How can the friendly relations now existing between the two races in the South be strengthened and maintained? 57
IV. Should the Negro be given an education different from that given to the white? 72
VI. Is the criminal Negro justly dealt with in the courts of the South? 92
VIII. Is it time for the Negro colleges in the South to be put into the hands of Negro teachers? 125
X. What role is the educated Negro woman to play in the uplifting of her race? 167
XI. How can the Negroes be induced to rally more to Negro business enterprises and to their professional men? 186
What are the causes of the great mortality among the Negroes in the cities of the South and how is that mortality to be lessened?
XVII. Did the American Negro prove, in the nineteenth century, that he is intellectually equal to the white man? 287
What progress did the American white man make in the nineteenth century along the line of conceding to the Negro his religious, political and civil rights?
XXI. Does the North afford to the Negro better opportunities of making a living than the South? 323
XXII. What is the Negro teacher doing in the matter of uplifting his race? 330
XXIII. Is the Negro newspaper an important factor in the elevation of the Negro? 347