CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
Preface[vii]
[PART I]
THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTH
[I.]A Race Riot and After[3]
[II.]Following the Colour Line in the South: A Superficial View of Conditions[26]
[III.]The Southern City Negro[45]
[IV.]In the Black Belt: The Negro Farmer[66]
[V.]Race Relationships in the Country Districts[87]
[PART II]
THE NEGRO IN THE NORTH
[VI.]Following the Colour Line in the North[109]
[VII.]The Negroes’ Struggle for Survival in Northern Cities[130]
[PART III]
THE NEGRO IN THE NATION
[VIII.]The Mulatto: The Problem of Race Mixture[151]
[IX.]Lynching, South and North[175]
[X.]An Ostracised Race in Ferment: The Conflict of Negro Parties and
Negro Leaders over Methods of Dealing with Their Own Problem
[216]
[XI.]The Negro in Politics[233]
[XII.]The Black Man’s Silent Power[252]
[XIII.]The New Southern Statesmanship[271]
[XIV.]What to Do About the Negro—A Few Conclusions[292]
Index[311]