Chapter I: Introduction: 5

1. THE BEGINNINGS 9
Launching the Liberty League. — Resolutions Passed at
Liberty League Meeting. — Petition to Congress.

2. DEMOCRACY AND RACE FRICTION. 14
The East St. Louis Horror. — “Arms and the Man.” —
The Negro and the Labor Unions. — Lynching: Its Cause
and Cure.

3. THE NEGRO AND THE WAR. 25
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

4. THE NEW POLITICS. 39
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.

5. THE PROBLEMS OF LEADERSHIP. 54
Our Professional “Friends.” — Shillady Resigns. — Our
White Friends. — A Tender Point. — The Descent of Du
Bois. — When the Blind Lead. — Just Crabs.

6. THE NEW RACE-CONSCIOUSNESS. 76
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. — To
The Young Men of My Race.

7. OUR INTERNATIONAL CONSCIOUSNESS. 96
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.

8. EDUCATION AND THE RACE. 123
Reading for Knowledge. — Education and the Race. —
The Racial Roots of Culture. — The New Knowledge for
the New Negro.

9. A FEW BOOKS. 135
The Negro in History and Civilization. — Darkwater. —
The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy.