TABLE OF CONTENTS
| CHAPTERS | PAGE | |
|---|---|---|
| [INTRODUCTION] | [5] | |
| 1. | [THE BEGINNINGS] Launching the Liberty League. — Resolutions Passed at Liberty League Meeting. — Petition to Congress. | [9] |
| 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. | [14] |
| 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. | [25] |
| 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. | [39] |
| 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. | [54] |
| 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. | [76] |
| 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 | [145] |