| CHAPTERS | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| INTRODUCTION | 5 | |
| 1. | THE BEGINNINGS Launching the Liberty League. — Resolutions Passed at Liberty League Meeting. — Petition to Congress. |
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| 2. | DEMOCRACY AND RACE FRICTION. The East St. Louis Horror. — “Arms and the Man.” — The Negro and the Labor Unions. — Lynching: Its Cause and Cure. |
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| 3. | THE NEGRO AND THE WAR. Is Democracy Unpatriotic? — Why Is the Red Cross? — A Hint of “Our Reward.” — The Negro at the Peace Congress. — Africa and the Peace. — “They Shall Not Pass.” — A Cure for the Ku-Klux. |
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| 4. | THE NEW POLITICS. The New Politics for the New Negro. — The Drift in Politics. — A Negro for President. — When the Tail Wags the Dog. — The Grand Old Party. |
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| 5. | THE PROBLEMS OF LEADERSHIP. Our Professional “Friends.” — Shillady Resigns. — Our White Friends. — A Tender Point. — The Descent of Du Bois. — When the Blind Lead. — Just Crabs. |
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| 6. | THE NEW RACE-CONSCIOUSNESS. The Negro’s Own Radicalism. — Race First versus Class First. — An Open Letter to the Socialist. Party. — “Patronize Your Own.” — The Women of Our Race. — Young Men of My Race. |
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| 7. | OUR INTERNATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS. The White War and the Colored World — U-need-a Biscuit. — Our Larger Duty. — Help Wanted for Hayti. — The Cracker in the Caribbean. — When Might Makes Right. — Bolshevism in Barbados. — A New International. — The Rising Tide of Color. — The White War and the Colored Races. | 96 |
| 8. | EDUCATION AND THE RACE. Reading for Knowledge. — Education and the Race. — The Racial Roots of Culture. — The New Knowledge for the New Negro. | 123 |
| 9. | A FEW BOOKS. The Negro in History and Civilization. — Darkwater. — The Rising Tide of Color Against White World Supremacy. | 135 |
| EPILOGUE: THE BLACK MAN’S BURDEN; A Reply to Rudyard Kipling |
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