Project Gutenberg 2012-05-20 Public domain in the USA. 196 Ovington, Mary White 1865 1951 Boas, Franz 1858 1942 Boaz, Franz 11016291 Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York Produced by David Edwards, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York" by Mary White Ovington is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the social and economic conditions of African Americans in New York City, highlighting the persistent racism and obstacles they faced despite being emancipated. Ovington aims to debunk the misconception that Negroes have had equal opportunities, emphasizing their struggles in a society that often treated them as inferior. The opening of the work sets the tone for the exploration of the Negro's status, beginning with the author’s encounter with a young colored man, who encapsulates the sentiment of being "half a man" in America. It transitions into a historical analysis of the status of Negroes from the colonial era to the early 1900s, discussing their transitions from slavery to freedom. The author outlines significant events and societal attitudes that shaped the lives of African Americans in New York, laying the foundation for a deeper examination of their living conditions, labor market participation, and ongoing discrimination as the chapters unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York F106 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology 359851 2025-06-16T08:11:04.632829 text/html 356759 2012-05-20T12:54:34 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 122847 2012-05-20T12:54:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 222764 2025-06-16T08:11:15.142801 application/epub+zip 223682 2025-06-16T08:11:08.758859 application/epub+zip 195348 2025-06-16T08:11:07.143812 application/epub+zip 438930 2025-06-16T08:11:19.507727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405937 2025-06-16T08:11:14.003787 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311955 2022-09-18T08:16:30.473003 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291029 2025-06-16T08:11:03.659868 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 290644 2012-05-20T12:54:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110478 2012-05-20T12:54:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 290637 2012-05-20T12:54:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 110447 2012-05-20T12:54:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20997 2025-06-16T08:11:19.665728 application/rdf+xml 17882 2025-06-16T08:11:07.757791 image/jpeg 4128 2025-06-16T08:11:07.453897 image/jpeg 210322 2025-06-16T08:11:04.666836 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