The Negro Problem (an African American Heritage Book): Essays on African American Progress and Reform in the Early Twentieth Century

Originally published at the beginning of the twentieth century, The Negro Problem brings together a series of essays examining the social, political, and economic conditions facing African Americans in the decades following the Civil War. Edited by Booker T. Washington, one of the most influential African American leaders of his era, the volume gathers contributions from several prominent Black intellectuals and reformers addressing the challenges confronting their communities.

The essays ex...