Project Gutenberg 2011-02-12 Public domain in the USA. 283 Brawley, Benjamin Griffith 1882 1939 Brawley, B. G. (Benjamin Griffith) 18012720 Your Negro Neighbor Produced by Suzanne Shell, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Your Negro Neighbor" by Benjamin Griffith Brawley is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The text addresses the complex and often unjust relationship between African Americans and broader American society during a tumultuous period marked by racial discrimination, World War I, and questions of civil rights. Brawley discusses the contributions of Black Americans, their struggles for equality, and their efforts to assert their dignity and rights within a prejudiced system. At the start of the book, the author seeks to engage the American public by highlighting the paradox of fighting for democracy abroad while ignoring grave injustices at home. He reflects on the historical context of African Americans' role in the nation, noting their sacrifices in war and the persistent social and legal inequalities they faced, such as disenfranchisement and segregation. Through powerful anecdotes and data, Brawley urges a reexamination of the Negro's status and appeals for a national moral awakening to ensure that the principles of liberty and justice are genuinely applied to all citizens, particularly those of African descent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en African Americans E151 Text Category: History - American Category: Sociology Category: Politics 169566 2025-07-14T10:05:39.591268 text/html 162354 2021-01-07T12:38:59 text/html 299727 2025-07-14T10:05:45.287231 application/epub+zip 299807 2025-07-14T10:05:41.721241 application/epub+zip 137682 2025-07-14T10:05:40.444251 application/epub+zip 416669 2025-07-14T10:05:47.924306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 393869 2025-07-14T10:05:44.385381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206837 2022-09-16T07:50:15.654754 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144252 2025-07-14T10:05:39.155258 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144110 2021-01-07T12:38:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 144101 2021-01-07T12:38:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21143 2025-07-14T10:05:48.054214 application/rdf+xml 11342 2025-07-14T10:05:40.940316 image/jpeg 2844 2025-07-14T10:05:40.690248 image/jpeg 56423 2021-01-07T12:38:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 223194 2021-01-07T12:38:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 56393 2021-01-07T12:38:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 292553 2025-07-14T10:05:39.609251 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia