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Progress and Achievements of the Colored People

by Kelly Miller

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  1. 1Foreword
  2. 2The Coming Men of the Race — Our Young Men Will Be Our Future Leaders
  3. 3Examples of Success
  4. 4Music Composers and Pianists
  5. 5Vocal Artists and Prima Donnas
  6. 6Painters
  7. 7Sculptors
  8. 8Actors and Poets
  9. 9Inventors
  10. 10Great Demand for Wise Leaders
  11. 11Future Leaders Now Unknown Youth
  12. 12Perhaps Your Boy Will Lead the Race
  13. 13The Church Offers High Inducements
  14. 14Your Children May Become Distinguished
  15. 15The Turning Point — The Progress of the Colored American; His Chanc…
  16. 16The Signs of the Times
  17. 17The Flannel Mouthed Irishman
  18. 18Because He Always Applies the Vulgar Epithet to His Race
  19. 19Training Schools for Women
  20. 20Trade and Manufacturing Pursuits
  21. 21The Jew, the Irishman and the Italian
  22. 22The Skilled Workman
  23. 23Fortunes to Be Made
  24. 24The Field of Opportunity
  25. 25The Colored American in the Employ of the United States Government…
  26. 26In the Army and Navy
  27. 27Force of Character
  28. 28Records of the War Department
  29. 29In the Government Service
  30. 30The Dignity of the Race
  31. 31The Colored American in the Service of God the Church as a Career f…
  32. 32The Force for Good
  33. 33The Cause of Religion
  34. 34Young Men’s Christian Association
  35. 35Theodore Roosevelt
  36. 36Prof. Booker T. Washington
  37. 37Self Help for Youth
  38. 38President Wilson
  39. 39Dr. W. E. Burghardt Dubois
  40. 40William Jennings Bryan
  41. 41The Colored Americans’ Nationality
  42. 42“I Am an American, Sir”
  43. 43Bricklayers and Carpenters
  44. 44The Field of Organized Labor
  45. 45The Four Divisions of Mankind — The African One of the Purest Types
  46. 46Making the Burden of Life More Enjoyable
  47. 47The Jews Have Ages of Learning
  48. 48The Possibility of Progress
  49. 49Black Men Originate Egyptian Civilization
  50. 50Pigment of Color to Guard the Skin
  51. 51All Nations and Tribes One Great Family
  52. 52Wars Between Jews and Ethiopians
  53. 53The Rise of the Roman Empire
  54. 54The Jews
  55. 55Advancement of the Jews
  56. 56The Jews Thirst for Knowledge
  57. 57The American Indian
  58. 58Results of Education
  59. 59The Japanese as an Illustration
  60. 60The Chinese
  61. 61The Black Nations a Powerful Civilization
  62. 62The Black Kings
  63. 63The Beautiful Black Queen
  64. 64Ethiopians First Living Men
  65. 65Theatres, Palaces and Temples
  66. 66Moses Married a Colored Woman
  67. 67Great Ancestry of Colored Race
  68. 68The Bible as a Proof
  69. 69Black Men Discover Art of Working Metals
  70. 70The Queen of Sheba and Solomon
  71. 71The Ethiopians Conquered Egypt
  72. 72Black Queens When Christ Was Born
  73. 73Ethiopian Women Held in High Esteem
  74. 74Ancient Egyptians Were Negroes
  75. 75The Jew and the Colored Man
  76. 76The Case of the Japanese
  77. 77A Great Division of the Human Family
  78. 78Opportunity and Advantages of Colored Americans
  79. 79Economic Progress
  80. 80Intellectual Progress
  81. 81Authors, Writers, Poets and the Fine Arts
  82. 82The Overground Railroad — A Mighty Way to Progress — The Undergroun…
  83. 83Success Through Self Help
  84. 84Ethiopians Nearly Perfect
  85. 85The Teacher, Doctor, Lawyer, Clergyman — Which Are You Fitted for?
  86. 86The Road to Success or Easy Lessons for Every Day Life
  87. 87The Man of Hope; the Man of Despair; and the Man of “Don’t Care” —…
  88. 88The Pleasures of the Flesh, and the Pleasures of the Mind
  89. 89The Survival of the Fittest — The Laws of Nature Determine Who Shal…
  90. 90The Victory of the Man Who Dares
  91. 91The Wise Man’s Philosophy
  92. 92The Secret of Successful Work
  93. 93The Key to Success
  94. 94Start Right in Life by Avoiding Foolish and Unnecessary Extravagances
  95. 95Quick Sales and Small Profits
  96. 96The Early Bird Gets the Worm
  97. 97Open a Savings Bank Account
  98. 98Save Your Money and Make It Work for You
  99. 99Become a Land Owner
  100. 100Own Your Own Home
  101. 101Don’t Borrow Money for Needless Expenses
  102. 102Establish a Reputation for Yourself
  103. 103Improve Present Opportunities
  104. 104How to Make Use of Valuable Spare Time
  105. 105Fit Yourself for Some Trade or Calling
  106. 106Work for Success While Young
  107. 107Opportunity for Business Life
  108. 108Build Up Your Credit
  109. 109Stiffen Your Backbone and Keep on Climbing
  110. 110Keep in the Race, Don’t Give Up
  111. 111Keep an Eye on the Future
  112. 112Produce Something and Increase Your Own Value to the World
  113. 113Stop, Look, Listen!
  114. 114Be Every Man’s Friend
  115. 115Help Your Fellow Man
  116. 116Take Counsel of Your Best Friends
  117. 117Select Your Own Company
  118. 118Keep Your Nerve
  119. 119Study Your Health
  120. 120Making One Hand Wash the Other
  121. 121Superstition and Luck
  122. 122Good and Bad Luck
  123. 123Be Slow to Anger
  124. 124Practice Logic, Common Sense and Tact
  125. 125Encourage Others
  126. 126How to Learn Self-Control
  127. 127Don’t Be a Dreamer
  128. 128Don’t Be Bashful
  129. 129Don’t Be Undecided
  130. 130Don’t Be Too Big for Your Business
  131. 131Don’t Get Discouraged
  132. 132Don’t Be Prejudiced
  133. 133Don’t Be Small Minded
  134. 134Don’t Waste Time
  135. 135Don’t Deceive Yourself
  136. 136Don’t Hide Your Faults
  137. 137Don’t Be a Pessimist, Be an Optimist
  138. 138Don’t Be a Coward
  139. 139Do Not Speak Evil of Any One
  140. 140Do Not Neglect Your Parents or Your Family
  141. 141Do Not Drink Alcohol or Form Other Bad Habits
  142. 142Do Not Be a Spendthrift
  143. 143Don’t Be a Kicker or a Knocker
  144. 144A Good Woman the Glory of Man
  145. 145Educate Your Children
  146. 146The Golden Rule, or the Principle of Live and Let Live
  147. 147Don’t Go Into Partnership With “The Devil”
  148. 148Honesty the Best Policy
  149. 149Do as You Would Be Done by
  150. 150Keep in Touch With God
  151. 151Do Not Try to Succeed Without the Help of God
  152. 152The More a Man Gains Wisdom the Nearer He Gets to God
  153. 153Do Not Violate the Laws of Nature
  154. 154The Devil’s Work in the Home, in Society, in Business, in Politics,…
  155. 155Progress in Education — Introduction
  156. 156History of Negro Education
  157. 157The Early Teaching of Slaves
  158. 158Pre-Civil-War Period
  159. 159Education as a Soldier
  160. 160Church Schools After the War
  161. 161Public Provision for Negro Education
  162. 162Schools Maintained by Private Agencies
  163. 163Independent Schools
  164. 164Schools Maintained by Independent Board of Trustees
  165. 165White Church Boards Maintaining Colored Schools
  166. 166Colored Church Boards Maintaining Schools
  167. 167Other Agencies Interested in Negro Education
  168. 168Hospitals and Nurse Training Schools
  169. 169The Three Important Types of Education
  170. 170The Training of Children — The Child an Imitator
  171. 171Child’s Future Molded by Example
  172. 172Glittering Imitations a Serious Evil
  173. 173Guidance in the Right Direction
  174. 174Good Manners and Social Etiquette
  175. 175Give Your Boys and Girls the Opportunity to Develop Their True Natures
  176. 176Direct Your Child’s Energy
  177. 177Keeping the Boy Busy
  178. 178Encouragement for the Boy
  179. 179The Soul Needs Space to Develop
  180. 180Developing Moral Character
  181. 181Home the Place for Study
  182. 182Impressions Made by the Eye
  183. 183The Home the Social Center
  184. 184Appetite as a Factor in Character
  185. 185Story of the Two Brothers
  186. 186Appetite May Be Acquired
  187. 187The Period of “Coltishness”
  188. 188Subjugation of the Appetite
  189. 189Proper Application of Our Desires
  190. 190Sowing Seeds of Kindliness
  191. 191Resentment Against Injustice
  192. 192The Joys of Cheerfulness
  193. 193Principle and Conscience
  194. 194Will Distinguished From Conscience
  195. 195Duty Begins in the Home
  196. 196Reverence and Respect
  197. 197Evil Effects of Bad Example, etc.
  198. 198Love, Honor and Reverence
  199. 199Chinese Respect for Parents and Aged
  200. 200Respect in the School Room
  201. 201Love and Reverence for One’s Country
  202. 202Duties of Children to Their Parents
  203. 203Courtesies Due the Mother
  204. 204Mother Should Be Confided in
  205. 205The Duties of Husband and Wife to Each Other
  206. 206As to Financial Obligations
  207. 207Regard, Protection and Consideration
  208. 208Mother the Highest Type of Humanity
  209. 209The Future of the Child, the Future of the Race
  210. 210Home Life a Joyful Occupation
  211. 211Need of Care and Watchfulness
  212. 212The Human Body and Its Construction
  213. 213Proper Food and Its Importance
  214. 214Clothing and Its Relation to Health
  215. 215The Bath and Its Importance
  216. 216Hot Weather Bath Suggestions
  217. 217Sleep and Its Value
  218. 218Ventilation of Bedrooms
  219. 219Regularity of Habits
  220. 220Guard Your Water Supply
  221. 221How Diseases Are Classified
  222. 222How to Prevent Contagion
  223. 223Care of the Sick Room
  224. 224Disinfection, Its Importance and Its Methods
  225. 225Period of Isolation or Quarantine
  226. 226Care of the Patient
  227. 227Temperature and Pulse
  228. 228Simple Household Remedies, Herbs and Otherwise
  229. 229What to Put in a Remedy Cupboard
  230. 230How to Keep the Baby Well
  231. 231Poisons and Their Treatment
  232. 232Rattlesnake Bites Cured by Sweet Oil
  233. 233Rattlesnake Bites — A Favorite Remedy
  234. 234Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac-Remedies
  235. 235Bee and Wasp Stings — How to Soothe Them
  236. 236Borax for Insect Bites
  237. 237How to Treat a Sprain
  238. 238How to Take Soreness From a Cut Made by Glass
  239. 239Nail Wounds in the Foot — How to Relieve the Pain
  240. 240Turpentine for Lockjaw
  241. 241Bruises, Splinters, Cuts and Burns — Simple Remedies
  242. 242Burns and Their Treatment
  243. 243Cold Water for Ordinary Recent Burns
  244. 244To Relieve a Scalded Mouth
  245. 245How to Bring the Apparently Drowned to Life
  246. 246When One Falls Into the Water
  247. 247What to Do in Case of Suffocation
  248. 248How to Revive a Fainting Person
  249. 249Sunstroke and How to Treat It
  250. 250Freezing and How to Treat a Case
  251. 251The Eyes and How to Care for Them
  252. 252Styes and Their Treatment
  253. 253To Take the Color From a Black Eye
  254. 254To Remove Bits of Dirt From the Eye
  255. 255Quick Relief for Earache
  256. 256Insects in the Ear — To Remove
  257. 257Toothache — A Quick Relief
  258. 258Disagreeable Breath — How to Cure
  259. 259To Stop Nosebleed
  260. 260Hiccoughs — A Simple Cure
  261. 261Felons or Whitlows and Their Treatment
  262. 262Simple Cure for Warts
  263. 263Corns and Corn Cures
  264. 264Boils and Carbuncles — How to Treat Them
  265. 265The Proper Way to Make a Mustard Plaster
  266. 266Danger in Damp Sheets
  267. 267Tar and Turpentine for Diphtheria
  268. 268To Prevent Pitting in Smallpox
  269. 269Medical Uses of White of Egg
  270. 270Lemons of Value in Many Uses
  271. 271Painted Walls Best for Sick Rooms
  272. 272Value of Plants in the Sick Room
  273. 273To Avoid Contagion in the Sickroom
  274. 274Lime and Charcoal as Disinfectants
  275. 275Chloride of Lime as a Disinfectant
  276. 276How to Purify Foul Water
  277. 277A Word Concerning Good Digestion
  278. 278A Practical Spring Remedy
  279. 279Castor Oil — Making It Easy to Take
  280. 280Cream of Tartar a Mild Cathartic
  281. 281Boiled Milk for Bowel Diseases
  282. 282When to Eat Fruit and Why
  283. 283For Fever or Sore Throat Patients
  284. 284Wakefulness Cured by Lemon Juice
  285. 285Fruit as an Antidote for Intemperance
  286. 286Home Remedy for Consumption
  287. 287Stammering Cured at Home

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