Index

Abyssinia

Africa, migration to, as solution of problem study of, neglected

African Art, objection to use of term by Negroes

African Background

Africans, contributions of, in science in languages in literature in fine arts in law in medicine in agriculture in music in industry to general progress in philosophy to the Mediterranean to life of American Negro to Christianity as a name pride of, in race

Aldridge, Ira, successful career of

Allen, Richard, opposition of, to colonization conversion by, of master leadership of

Arithmetic, mis-education of Negro in

Association for the Study of Negro Life and History

Atlanta, teaching of Negro history in public schools of

Atlantic city, teaching of Negro history in public schools of

Bagley, reference to

Baker, Josephine, reference to

Bancroft, Dr. Frederic, a scholarly historian

Banneker, Benjamin, peace plan of

Baptist Church, loss of membership by ignorant ministers in

Bentley, George, conversion by, of whites

Bible, false interpretation of

Birmingham, teaching of Negro history in public schools of

Black, pride of Africans in being shame of, by American Negroes

Black Belt, education in religion in

Bowers, Claude, a propagandist

Boyd, Henry, a Negro business man of initiative

Bremer, Frederika, appreciation by, of rôle of Negro in America

Brown, John, distortion of, by the mis-educationists

Burroughs, Miss Nannie H., school of, referred to

Business, see Negro business

Campbell, T. M., a proper teacher for specialists in agriculture

Capitalism, dissatisfaction with, by “highly educated Negroes,” possibilities for Negroes in

Captein, reference to

Carnegie, Andrew, reference to

Carver, George W., a proper teacher for graduate chemistry

Catholics, separate schools of

Catterall, Mrs. H. T., a scholarly historian

Census, figures from, a false basis for progress

Chicago, University of, inadequate curriculum of, for study of Negro rural education mis-education of Negroes in economics at failure of Negroes from

China, American missionaries in

Church, see Negro Church

Classical education, beginning of, in South versus industrial education

Colonization, opposition to

Color, use of, by Negroes by whites

Colored, dispute about use of, as term

Columbia University, inadequate curriculum of, for study of Negro rural education mis-education of Negroes in economics at neglect of study of Negro in

Commission, fear of Negroes to work for

Communism, increase of, among “highly educated” Negroes

Constitution of the United States, study of, not considered desirable for Negroes

Cooperation, lack of, among Negroes

Crime

Curry, white Southerner, interest of, in Negro education

Day, Thomas, a Negro business man of initiative

De Forest, Dr., a successful missionary to China and Japan

Degrees, overemphasis of, by administrators by teachers

De Priest, Oscar, interest of, in study of constitution by Negroes

District of Columbia, little progress in, by Negroes shortsightedness of Negroes in

Doctors of philosophy, failure of, as teachers

Domestication of Animals

Donnan, Miss Elizabeth, a scholarly historian

Douglass, Frederick, plea by, for Negroes to enter industry

Drama, mis-education in possibilities in

Dumas, Alexandre, reference to

Economics, mis-education of Negroes in

Economic conditions of Negroes, after Civil War prevalence of diseases due to, 13; result of mis-education

“Educated Negro,” dislike of, for Negro institutions

Education, failure of, among whites, ix false philosophy of,; real meaning of of Negro, as means of control two kinds of new program in lessons in, from foreign countries conservatism of

Egyptians, contribution of, to embalming, neglected influence of, in Mediterranean World

Engineering, failure to capitalize possibilities in

English, new program for study of

Ethiopia, grandeur of

Evans, Henry, conversion by, of whites

Extravagance, among Negroes

Federal Government, insignificance of, in life of Negro

Filipinos, lessons in education among

Fine arts, mis-education in possibilities in

Folk songs, dislike of, by some Negroes

Ford, Henry, reference to

Foreigners, success of, in selling to Negroes

Forten, James, opposition of, to colonization

France, popularity of Negro in

Freedmen’s Bureau, schools and churches for Negroes established by

French Phonetics

“Friends” of the Negro, unsound attitude of

Future of Negro

Gandhi, Mahatma, reference to

Garrison, William Lloyd, distortion of, by the mis-educationists

General Education Board, policy of, for training Negro teachers

Geneva, unusual store in

Geoffrey, reference to

Geography, mis-education in

Gomez, reference to

Government, teaching of principles of, neglected ignorance of Negroes in matters of

Harper, Dr. William R., type of teachers sought by

Harvard, mis-education of Negroes in neglect of study of Negro at failure of Negroes from

Hayes, Roland, recognition gained by, in Europe

Haygood, white Southerner, interest of, in Negro education

Higher education in the four Southern centers, possibilities for as substitutes for education of Negroes in the North false ideas about

“Highly educated” Negroes, mis-education of estrangement of, from the masses foolish participation of, in national election campaigns in professions

History, mis-education in. See also Negro history

Hope, John, a successful administrator

Hubert, B. F., an expert in agriculture

Imitation of whites by Negroes, in education, viii–ix; in ways of living in fine arts in religion in law

Industrial education, beginning of—versus classical education use of by politicians failure of new program in

Industry, decline of Negro in discouragement from entering necessity for Negroes to organize in refusal of Negroes in, to work under Negroes

Inferiority, the idea of

Initiative, lack of, among Negroes in business evidences of, among Negroes

Innovations in education, opposition to

Insurance, fear of Negro graduates to enter, as a career reasons for failures in

Interracial cooperation, real meaning of

Iron, discovery of

Jackson, Andrew, reference to

Jasper, John, reference to

Jefferson, Thomas, advocate of liberty

Jews, success of, in spite of persecution,viii separate schools of

Jim Crow jobs in politics

Jim-Crowism, constitutionality of, attacked approval of, by Negro “leaders,”

Johnson, Mordecai W., a successful administrator

Journalism, mis-education of Negroes in

Judd, reference to

Knoxville, teaching of Negro history in public schools of

Languages, mis-education in new program in

Law, mis-education in new program in

Lawyers, difficulties encountered by incompetency of

Liberia, reasons for failure of

Lincoln, Abraham, reference to

Literature, scant production of, by American Negroes mis-education in new program in

Louisiana, teaching of Negro history in

Lynching, a result of false education by white Christians

Madison, James, advocate of liberty

Making a living, failure in, by Negroes in professions

Marx, Karl, reference to

Matzeliger, Jan, Negro inventor

Medicine, mis-education in difficulties in new program in

Mediterranean World, contributions of Africa to

Methodist Church, loss of membership by origins of excessive number of bishops in ignorant ministers in new program for

Miller, Kelly, reference to

“Mis-educated Negroes,” lack of vision of, in teaching failure of, in life and the church in the professions in politics attitude of, toward segregation attitude of, toward study of the Negro

Mis-education of the Negro, in colored schools in arithmetic in theology in business in journalism results of for industry in the classics in geography in science in languages in literature in fine arts in law in medicine in history in politics for leadership

Missionaries

Mixed schools, opposition to, by Negroes

Mohammedan invasion of Africa, mention of

Morality, among Negroes among whites

Moton, R. R., a successful administrator

Music, mis-education in folk songs possibilities in

Mussolini

Nègre, popularity of, as name

Negro actors, failures of success of

Negro authors, failures of

Negro banks, reasons for failure of

Negro business, failure of Negroes to patronize undue publicity given to failures in reasons for failures in

Negro church, failure of Negroes to support separation of “highly educated Negroes” from contribution of, to growth of Negro corruption in origins of excessive denominationalism in a source of division ignorance of ministers in exploitation in imitation by, of white churches need for a united

Negro colleges, need for reconstruction of

Negro community, meaning of

Negro dialect, study of, neglected

Negro Doctors of Philosophy, false ideas of

Negro education, necessity for study of history of history of direction of, by whites inadequate teaching of rural, in white schools main indictment of

Negro exploiters

Negro health, importance of

Negro history, neglect of, in schools necessity for teaching of

Negro leaders, quarrels among mis-education of demand for new false kinds of arrogant display by

Negro life, study of, at Western Reserve University

Negro literature, objection to use of term, by Negroes neglect of, in Negro schools

Negro Makers of History, purpose of

Negro ministers, mis-education of success of illiterate inefficiency of segregation advocated by display by responsibility of, in new program

Negro newspapers, reasons for success of

Negro poetry, objections to use of term, by Negroes

Negro politicians, rôle of, during Reconstruction corruption of restricted rôle of contributions of, to government rôle of, in new program as tools loss of jobs by

Negro presidents of Negro schools, success of wrong type of

Negro schools, neglect of Negro history in failure of, to produce successful Negroes

Negro soldiers, during the American Revolution in army today in War of 1812, ; in Civil War

Negro talents, development of, not favored by Negroes necessity for development of

Negro teachers, powerlessness of, to teach correctly necessity for proper development of false emphasis on degrees by ignorance of, about pupils’ background responsibility of, in new program

Negroes, desire of, for educational program of whites acceptance by, of their status preference of, for white businesses mis-education of plight of, in society conditions among, after Civil War conditions among, during Reconstruction ideas of morality of rôle of, in politics greater courage of, during eighteenth and nineteenth centuries lack of confidence of, in themselves lack of interest by, in their own history

real rôle of, in American history

belittling of, in

Pittsburgh library in

University of Edingburgh distorted picture of as a

minority in politics

popularity of, in Europe

New Negro, rôle of, in new program

New Program, necessity for in vocational guidance in the professions in politics

North, aid given by, to Negro education in South

North Carolina, teaching of Negro history in

Northern Negro, hostility of, toward Southern Negro

Northern, white Southerner, interest of, in Negro education

Northern institutions

Ovid, quotation from

“Pandora, The,” house of design

Paul, Nathaniel, opposition of, to colonization opposition of, to slavery

Peonage, a result of false education

Perry, Commodore, on Lake Erie, reference to

Philosophy, few contributions to, by American Negroes contributions to, by Africans

Physicians, insufficient number of display by better preparation of exploitation by

Pittsburgh, objectionable terms in school books of

Police powers of States, importance of

Political education, neglect of

Politics, Negroes in, during Reconstruction disfranchisement of Negroes in corruption of Negroes in restricted rôle of Negroes in mistakes of Negroes in contributions of Negroes in new program in Negroes as tools in loss of Negro jobs in

Professions, decline of Negro in mis-education for discouragement from entering new program in overcrowding in. See also Law, Medicine, Negro Ministers.

Proverbs, African, philosophy in

Psychology of the Negro, ignorance of, by Negroes knowledge of, by whites

Public schools, establishment of, during Reconstruction failure of, in Negro education

Purvis, Robert, opposition of, to colonization

Pushkin, reference to

Race, as a factor in education

Racial attitudes, difficulty of changing, after adolescence

Radicalism, necessity for proper kind of

Real estate, unprincipled Negroes in

Reconstruction, political power of Negroes in schools established during rôle of Negroes in

Religion, false teachings of borrowed from whites need for change in

Remond, Charles L., fearless attack of, on Jim-Crowism

Ritualistic churches, little appeal in, for Negro masses

Rizal, José, Filipino martyr

Robeson, Paul, success of

Rockefeller, John D., Sr., reference to

Rosenwald Fund, policy of, for training Negro teachers

Ruffner, white Southerner, interest of, in Negro education

Russia, failure of, to improve on capitalism

St. Louis, study of the Negro in public schools of

Salesmanship, weaknesses of Negroes in

Science, few contributions to, by American Negroes mis-education in new program in

Scotland, increase of prejudice in

Seat of the trouble, mis-education of “highly educated Negroes,”

Segregation, a result of false education justification of, by theologians approval of, by Negroes enforcement of, by white presidents of colored schools

Segregationists, futile arguments of

Simkins, Francis B., a scholarly historian

Simon, Lady, interest of, in Negroes

Slavery, a result of false education justification of, by theologians as a source of drama

Social sciences, new program in

Socialism, increase of, among “highly educated Negroes,” ; not a solution to the problem

Songhay Empire, grandeur of

South, failure of, to provide schools for Negroes schools for Negroes in, after Civil War prior to Civil War

South Africa, prejudice in, carried to Scotland

Southern Negro, greater progress of

Spanish Grammar

Success of Negroes, not due to formal education

Suffrage, educational test for tax requirement for

Sumner, Charles, advocacy by, of mixed schools

Syphilis, reasons for prevalence of, among Negroes

Tanner, Henry O., recognition gained by, in Europe

Taxation, false argument based on

Tarikh Es-Soudan, study of neglected

Taylor, A. A., an historian

Teaching

Terminology, futile disputes about

Theology, mis-education in new program in

“Thinking black,” objection to use of term, by Negroes

Thomas, Jesse O., views of, on interracial cooperation

Thorndike, reference to

Todd, an unsuccessful missionary to China

Tuberculosis, reasons for prevalence of, among Negroes

Tulsa, teaching of Negro history in public schools of

Vance, white Southerner, interest of, in Negro education

Vision, loss of, by Negroes in army in ministry

Vocational guidance

Washington, Booker T., a successful administrator apostle of practical education

Washington, George, reference to

Western Reserve University, interesting experiment at

Wheatley, Phillis, reference to

White business, preference for, by “educated Negroes,”

White Churches, borrowings from, by Negroes paganism in

White presidents of colored schools, prejudices of

White schools, failure of, to train Negro for service

White teachers, false views of, in teaching Negroes contributions of, to Negro schools changed attitude of new generation of temporary use of, not objected to

Whites, failures among, in education study by, of psychology of the Negro control by, of Negro education success of, in selling to Negroes interest of, in their own downtrodden model for Negro religion model for Negro morality refusal of, to work with Negroes attempts of, to replace Negro workers favorable attitude of some, in industry eligibility of, as leaders for Negroes

Wilson, Woodrow, reference to

Woody, Robert H., a scholarly historian

Workers, need of Negro for

Yale, mis-education of Negroes in economics at neglect of study of Negro at

Y.M.C.A., reference to

Y.W.C.A., reference to