Is The Negro Having A Fair Chance? (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781169178243)

""Is The Negro Having A Fair Chance?"" is a book written by Booker T. Washington, a prominent African American educator, author, and leader in the late 19th and early 20th century. The book explores the question of whether or not African Americans were being given a fair chance to succeed in American society at the time of its publication in 1910. Washington argues that while progress had been made in some areas, such as education and employment opportunities, there were still significant barriers to full equality and justice for African Americans. He discusses issues such as discrimination, segregation, and the lack of political representation for black Americans, and offers suggestions for how to address these problems. The book is a powerful and insightful look at the state of race relations in America at the turn of the 20th century, and remains relevant today as a reminder of the ongoing struggle for equality and justice for all.From an economic point of view, the negro in the North, when compared with the white man, does not have a fair chance. This is the feeling not only of the colored people themselves, but of almost every one who has examined into the conditions under which colored men work. But here also one is likely to form a wrong opinion. There is, to begin with, this general difference between the North and the South, that whereas in the South there is, as I have already suggested, a job looking for every idle man, in the North, on the contrary, there are frequently two or three idle men looking for every job.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Booker T. Washington
ISBN-10: 1169178243
ISBN-13: 9781169178243
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 30
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d