Project Gutenberg 2011-02-25 Public domain in the USA. 237 Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) 1868 1963 Bois, W. E. B. Du DuBois, W. E. Burghardt DuBois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Bois, W. E. Burghardt Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt Du Washington, Booker T. 1856 1915 Washington, Booker Taliaferro The Negro in the South His Economic Progress in Relation to his Moral and Religious Development Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Negro_in_the_South 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.) "The Negro in the South" by Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois is a collection of lectures focused on the economic progress of the African American population in relation to their moral and religious development, written in the early 20th century. The work is a detailed examination of the implications of slavery, emancipation, and subsequent socio-economic factors affecting African Americans, aiming to provide deep insights into their evolving societal status. The authors present their viewpoints on education, labor, and community development as pivotal to understanding the advancements of African Americans. At the start of this work, Washington discusses the historical context and implications of slavery on the economic and moral development of the Negro race. He asserts that despite the abhorrent nature of slavery, there were certain industrial and ethical learnings that arose from it, contributing to the Negro's ability to function as a skilled laborer and a moral being post-emancipation. Washington reflects on the necessity of industry and education for African Americans to uplift themselves, stressing the importance of practical education and economic independence as vital tools for their progression in society. This opening sets the stage for an exploration of the cultural and economic landscapes that shaped the lives of African Americans in the South after the Civil War. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en African Americans -- Southern States E151 Text African American Writers Category: History - American Category: Sociology 243412 2025-08-14T10:55:16.116221 text/html 238939 2021-01-07T13:39:37 text/html 186370 2025-08-14T10:55:23.086614 application/epub+zip 185722 2025-08-14T10:55:19.106225 application/epub+zip 153019 2025-08-14T10:55:17.866232 application/epub+zip 325764 2025-08-14T10:55:26.035634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 297716 2025-08-14T10:55:22.209639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 265224 2022-09-16T08:40:23.086699 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212822 2025-08-14T10:55:15.599264 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212849 2021-01-07T13:39:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212839 2021-01-07T13:39:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21863 2025-08-14T10:55:26.172625 application/rdf+xml 11970 2025-08-14T10:55:18.369176 image/jpeg 3249 2025-08-14T10:55:18.117192 image/jpeg 78586 2021-01-07T13:39:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 106519 2021-01-07T13:39:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 78552 2021-01-07T13:39:37 application/octet-stream application/zip 180096 2025-08-14T10:55:16.138193 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 en.wikipedia