I am aware that there are good reasons for criticism of these pages. But what has been done was done in the search for the truth, that the enthusiasm of reform may be linked with the reliability of knowledge in the efforts to better the future conditions of the city and the Negro.

George Edmund Haynes.

Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., April 1, 1912.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I
PAGE
[Preface]7-8
THE NEGRO AS A WAGE EARNER
CHAPTER I
[The City and the Negro—The Problem]13
CHAPTER II
[The Negro Population of New York City]45
CHAPTER III
[General Condition of Wage-Earners]
1. [Sex and Age of Negro Wage-Earners]54
2. [Nativity of Negro Wage-Earners]57
3. [Marital Condition of Wage-Earners]60
4. [Families and Lodgers]61
CHAPTER IV
[Occupations of Wage-Earners]
1. [A Historical View of Occupations]66
2. [Occupations in 1890 and 1900]69
3. [Occupations in 1905]72
CHAPTER V
[Wages and Efficiency of Wage-Earners]
1. [Wages in Domestic and Personal Service]78
2. [Wages in Other Occupations]82
3. [Efficiency of Wage-Earners]83
PART II
THE NEGRO IN BUSINESS IN NEW YORK CITY
CHAPTER I
[The Character of Negro Business Enterprises]
1. [The Business Promise]93
2. [A History of the Negro in Business]94
3. [The Nature of the Establishments in 1909]98
4. [Ownership of Establishments]100
5. [Size of Business Enterprises]104
CHAPTER II
[The Volume of Business]
1. [Valuation of Tools and Fixtures]109
2. [The Amount of Merchandise on Hand]111
3. [Gross Receipts in 1907 and 1908]113
CHAPTER III
[Dealing with the Community]
1. [Age of Establishments]117
2. [Permanence of Location]118
3. [Business Methods]120
4. [Credit Relationships]122
5. [The Purchasing Public]123
CHAPTER IV
[Some Sample Enterprises]
1. [Individuals and Partnerships]127
2. [The Negro Corporation]137
[Conclusion]143
[Appendices, A, B, C]149
[Select Bibliography]154
[Index]157