The Negro Problem

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The book features a collection of writings from notable African American authors addressing the challenges faced by their community a century ago. Key figures include Booker T. Washington, who advocates for industrial education, and Charles W. Chesnutt, who explores themes of folklore, racial identity, and the harsh realities of lynching and segregation in the post-Civil War South. W.E.B. Du Bois contributes a perspective on the influential role of an elite 10% of African Americans in shaping the future of their race.