"Modern Industrialism and the Negroes of the United States" by Archibald Henry Grimké is a thought-provoking exploration of how industry and the progress of the United States impacted Black people in the early 1900s. Looking back at slavery and forward through the time after the Civil War, the book explains how changes in factories and businesses affected Black Americans. Grimké points out that these changes brought both problems and chances for Black people to succeed. He ultimately believes that Black people can only truly move forward if they get a good education and are treated fairly as important workers in a growing country. Overall, the publication sheds light on the need for American society to treat all people with respect and give them opportunities to contribute.
Modern Industrialism and the Negroes of the United States The American Negro Academy, Occasional Papers No. 12
By Archibald Henry Grimké
Discover how the rise of factories altered the course of freedom for a people striving for equality.
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About the AuthorArchibald Henry Grimké was an African-American lawyer, intellectual, journalist, diplomat and community leader in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He graduated from freedmen's schools, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and Harvard Law School, and served as American Consul to the Dominican Republic from 1894 to 1898. He was an activist for the rights of Black Americans, working in Boston and Washington, D.C. He was a national vice-president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as president of its Washington, D.C. chapter.
Archibald Henry Grimké was an African-American lawyer, intellectual, journalist, diplomat and community leader in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He graduated from freedmen's schools, Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and Harvard Law School, and served as American Consul to the Dominican Republic from 1894 to 1898. He was an activist for the rights of Black Americans, working in Boston and Washington, D.C. He was a national vice-president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as well as president of its Washington, D.C. chapter.
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