Project Gutenberg 2015-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 140 Grimké, Francis J. (Francis James) 1850 1937 Grimké, Francis James Grimke, Francis J. (Francis James) Grimké, Frank J. 13012039 Gideon Bands for work within the race and for work without the race a message to the colored people of the United States Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Gideon Bands for work within the race and for work without the race" by Francis J. Grimké is a discourse delivered in 1913, likely reflecting the early 20th century American context. This religious and motivational text addresses the struggles faced by African Americans in the United States, drawing parallels between biblical narratives and contemporary social issues. Grimké emphasizes the call for unity, moral integrity, and active resistance against the forces of oppression. In this address, Grimké calls upon the African American community to form their own "Gideon Bands," likened to Gideon's warriors from the biblical story, as a means to combat both internal and external challenges. He identifies moral decay and the denial of civil rights as two sets of adversaries threatening the well-being of the race. He urges readers to have courage, faith, and reliability, emphasizing the importance of organization and collective effort in confronting these challenges. By invoking the qualities exhibited by Gideon's 300 men—awareness of the situation, courage to act, faith in a higher power, and reliability—Grimké highlights the necessity for a concerted effort towards achieving moral and civic equality, advocating for proactive engagement in the fight against injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en African Americans E151 Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - American Category: Religion/Spirituality 87061 2025-09-20T04:37:49.296634 text/html 63282 2024-10-24T17:50:56 text/html 153047 2025-09-20T04:37:51.513636 application/epub+zip 152767 2025-09-20T04:37:49.829661 application/epub+zip 92888 2025-09-20T04:37:49.550642 application/epub+zip 188215 2025-09-20T04:37:52.988628 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176338 2025-09-20T04:37:51.243657 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116890 2022-09-22T13:22:55.483838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74793 2025-09-20T04:37:49.133668 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54803 2024-10-24T17:50:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16907 2025-09-20T04:37:53.111647 application/rdf+xml 14780 2025-09-20T04:37:49.622645 image/jpeg 2212 2025-09-20T04:37:49.587630 image/jpeg 140446 2025-09-20T04:37:49.308673 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