Project Gutenberg 2021-01-19 Public domain in the USA. 247 Richings, G. F. Evidences of Progress Among Colored People hekula03, Alan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Evidences of Progress Among Colored People" by G. F. Richings is a historical account written in the late 19th to early 20th century. The book focuses on documenting the advancements made by African Americans in various sectors such as education, business, and social life since emancipation. It aims to counter prevailing misconceptions about the capabilities and progress of colored people with factual evidence and inspirational stories. The opening of the work presents an introduction and preface outlining Richings' intention to provide a balanced and thoughtful examination of the achievements of African Americans. Richings discusses the misconceptions faced by the colored community due to poverty and unemployment, particularly in the South, and emphasizes the importance of education and self-improvement. He aims to highlight schools, churches, and successful individuals that demonstrate the positive strides made within the community, using examples of initiated educational endeavors and detailed accounts of prominent figures in various professions to inspire future generations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en African Americans E151 Text Category: History - American 773472 2025-06-25T10:35:53.081514 text/html 735484 2024-10-18T09:54:00 text/html 19326914 2025-06-25T10:36:06.858399 application/epub+zip 19322439 2025-06-25T10:35:56.267439 application/epub+zip 385627 2025-06-25T10:35:54.655481 application/epub+zip 19485037 2025-06-25T10:36:13.897347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 19400952 2025-06-25T10:36:05.016414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488141 2022-09-28T23:18:12.539626 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 667551 2025-06-25T10:35:50.875487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 647589 2024-10-18T09:54:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15858 2025-06-25T10:36:14.058370 application/rdf+xml 15112 2025-06-25T10:35:54.780426 image/jpeg 1934 2025-06-25T10:35:54.717447 image/jpeg 19263173 2025-06-25T10:35:53.830487 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