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TWENTIETH CENTURY
NEGRO LITERATURE
OR
A CYCLOPEDIA OF THOUGHT
ON THE
VITAL TOPICS RELATING
TO THE AMERICAN NEGRO
BY
ONE HUNDRED OF AMERICA'S
GREATEST NEGROES
EDITED AND ARRANGED
BY
D. W. CULP, A. M., M. D.
AN AUTHOR AND LECTURER, ETC.
COPIOUSLY ILLUSTRATED
WITH
One Hundred Fine Photo Engravings
PUBLISHED BY
J. L. NICHOLS & CO.
MANUFACTURING PUBLISHERS
ON THE EXCLUSIVE TERRITORY PLAN
Toronto, Can.
Naperville, Ill.
Atlanta, Ga.
Copyright 1902 by J. L. Nichols & Co.
all rights reserved
sold only on subscription through our authorized
agents and not to be had in bookstores. any one
desiring a copy should address the publishers.
Dr. D. W. CulpDedication.
To all persons of whatever race and of whatever section of our country,
who in any way contributed, in the Nineteenth Century,
to the financial, intellectual, moral and spiritual elevation of the Negro,
the editor dedicates this book with the ardent hope,
that before this century shall have ended,
the Negro,
through his own manly efforts,
aided by his friends,
shall reach that point in the American civilization,
where he will be recognized and treated as any other American citizen.
PREFACE
The idea of putting this book on the market originated in thefollowing considerations:
First. There is considerable ignorance, on the part of the whitepeople of this country, of the intellectual ability of the Negro, and,as a consequence, the educated Negro does not receive, at the hands ofthe whites, that respectful consideration to which his educationentitles him.
Second. At this time, when the attainments made in the nineteenthcentury by the other races and nationalities are being paraded, thefriends of the Negro are particularly interested to know something ofthe attainments made by him in that century.
Third. There is a strong desire, on the part of those white peoplewho are deeply interested in the American race problem, to know whatthe educated Negroes are thinking on the topics touching this problem,since it is believed that, if this problem is to be correctly solved,it will be solved by the combined efforts of the intelligent elementsof both races.
Fourth. A book, in which the aspiring Negro youth of the land canstudy the character sketches and the literary productions of thescholarly men of their own race along with their study of thecharacter sketches and th