Chapter I.

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First appearance of Negroes in America
Rapid increase Conditions during
Civil War-During the reconstruction.

Chapter II.

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Responsibility of the whole country for
the Negro-Progress in the past-Same
methods of education do not fit all cases
Proved in the cas. of the Southern Negro
- Illustrations - Lack of money-Com-
parison between outlay for schools North
and South — Duty of North to South.

Decadence of Southern plantation —

Demoralization of Negroes natural — No

home life before the war - Too much

classical education at the start- Lack of

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practical training — Illustrations - The

well-trained slaves now dead - Former

plantations as industrial schools - The

decayed plantation built up by a former

slave — Misunderstanding of industrial

education.

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Chapter IV..

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The Negroes' proper use of education —

Hayti, Santo Domingo, and Liberia as

illustrations of the lack of practical train-
ing-Present necessity for union of all
forces to further the cause of industrial
education - Industrial education not op-
posed to the higher education - Results
of practical training so far - Little or no
prejudice against capable Negroes in busi-
ness in the South-The Negro at first
shunned labor as degrading-Hampton
and Tuskegee aim to remove this feeling
-The South does not oppose industrial
Address to

education for the Negroes-

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Tuskegee students setting forth the neces-
sity of steadfastness of purpose.

Chapter V.

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The author's early life-At Hampton
The inception of the Tuskegee School

in 1881-Its growth-Scope

present-Expenses - Purposes — Meth-

ods-Building of the chapel-Work

of the graduates-Similar schools be-

ginning throughout the South-Tuske

gee Negro Conference- The Workers'

Conference-Tuskegee as a trainer of

teachers.

The Negro race in politics-Its patri-
otic zeal in 1776-In 1814-In the
Civil War-In the Spanish War-Poli-
tics attempted too soon after freedom
Poor leaders - Two parties in the South,
the blacks' and the whites'- Not neces-
sarily opposed in interests- The Negro
should give up no rights-The same
tests for the restriction of the franchise
should be applied alike to both blacks
and whites-This is not the case-Edu-
cation and the franchise-The whites
must help the blacks to pure votes Riot-
ing and lynching only to be stopped by
mutual confidence.

Chapter VII.

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Difficulty of fusion-Africa impossible
as a refuge because already completely
claimed by other nations-Comparison
of Negro race with white- - Physical
condition of the Negro- Present lack of
ability to organize-Weaknesses- Abil-
ity to work-Trustworthiness- Desire
to rise Obstructions put in the way of
Negroes' advancement Results of op-
pression-Necessity for encouragement
and self-respect-Comparison of Ne-

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groes' position and that of the Jews-

Lynching - Non - interference of the

North - Increase of lynching-Statis-

tics of numbers, races, places, causes of

violence-Uselessness of lynching in

preventing crime-Fairness in carrying

out the laws-Increase of crime among

the Negroes-Reason for it- - Responsi-

bility of both races.

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Chapter VIII.

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Population-Emigration to the North-

Morality North and South-Dangers:

1. incendiary advice; 2. mob violence; 3.

discouragement; 4. newspaper exaggera

tion; 5. lack of education; 6. bad legis-

lation-Negroes must identify with best

interests of the South-Unwise mission-

ary work-Wise missionary work- Op-
portunity for industrial education - The
good standing of business-educated Ne-
groes in the South-Religion and moral-
ity-Justice and appreciation coming for
the Negro race as it proves itself worthy.