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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  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.
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8. EDUCATION AND THE RACE.
Reading for Knowledge. — Education and the Race. — The Racial Roots of Culture. — The New Knowledge for the New Negro.
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9. A FEW BOOKS.
The Negro in History and Civilization. — Darkwater. — The Rising Tide of Color Against White World Supremacy.
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  EPILOGUE: THE BLACK MAN’S BURDEN;
A Reply to Rudyard Kipling
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