“A history of the growth of the negro problem distinguished throughout by fairness.”
+ Critic. 43: 471. My ’06. 100w.
“This real value lies in the new point of view from which the negro is studied.” W. E. Burghardt Du Bois.
+ + – Dial. 40: 294. My. 1, ’06. 730w.
“The historical portion of the work is decidedly open to criticism.”
+ – Lit. D. 32: 734. My. 12, ’06. 210w.
“It does not approach the degree of completeness which severe condensation might accomplish, even within the limit of its four hundred pages, nor is it to be followed safely either in its statements of facts or in its estimates of men and events.”
– + Nation. 82: 248. Mr. 22, ’06. 1140w.
“The last fifty pages will be of most interest to the reader who desires to enlighten himself upon the negro question as it is with us today.”
+ N. Y. Times. 11: 313. My. 12, ’06. 970w.