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"Progress and Achievements of the Colored People" by Kelly Miller and Joseph R. Gay is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the significant advancements and accomplishments of African Americans following their emancipation, emphasizing their educational, social, and economic growth. The text serves as both a chronicle of past achievements and a guide for further self-improvement and success within the African American community. At the start of the book, the authors introduce the overarching theme of progress among African Americans post-emancipation, presenting the narrative as one of empowerment and opportunity. The foreword notes the critical role of education in measuring the race’s progress and highlights key achievements in various fields like agriculture, business, and the arts. The opening chapters outline the historical context and set a deliberate tone of optimism, underscoring that future leaders are already present among the youth. Furthermore, the authors stress the importance of preparing for leadership roles in a rapidly changing society, encouraging readers to embrace the opportunities around them. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
The Project Gutenberg eBook ofProgress and Achievements of the Colored People Chapter 2 FOREWORD. CONTENTS.Progress and Achievementsof theColored People THE COMING MEN OF THE RACEOur Young Men Will Be Our Future Leaders THE TURNING POINTThe Progress of the Colored American; His Chance in the Business World THE PROGRESSIVE COLORED AMERICAN EARNS RESPECT FOR HIS RACEWhat Other Races are Doing to Rise—Persistence and Determination Will Win INCREASE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLORED AMERICANSTrades, Business Occupations, and Professions Opening Up in Every Part of the United States—Four Hundred Millions of Acres of Fertile Land Waiting for the Tiller—Agricultural and Mechanical Facilities Multiply—Honor and Profit Within the Grasp of Every Colored American THE COLORED AMERICAN IN THE EMPLOY OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENTThe Army, Navy, Government Services, and Legislatures—Opportunities to Colored Americans to Distinguish Themselves—Heroes and Patriots Furnished by the Race—The Advantage of Discipline in the Formation of Character—Avenues to Honor and Renown. THE COLORED AMERICAN IN THE SERVICE OF GODThe Church as a Career for Colored Americans—Influence of Religion a Powerful Incentive to Success—Opportunities to Follow an Honorable Vocation—High Religious Aspirations an Inborn Sentiment of the Race—Men Who Have Been Pioneers in the Field. LEADERS OF AMERICA WHOSE EARS ARE CLOSE TO THE GROUNDAmericans, Regardless of Color, Who are Leading the People out of the Wilderness and Teaching the Brotherhood of Man. THE COLORED AMERICANS’ NATIONALITY THE FOUR DIVISIONS of MANKINDThe African One of the Purest Types THE WORLD’S CONGRESS of RACESGreat Importance of Colored Race in the Tremendous World Upward MovementOne Thousand Delegates from Fifty Different Races Proclaim Uplift of People PROGRESS OF THE DIFFERENT RACES OF MANKINDMarvelous Rise of the Japanese from Barbarism in Five Decades—The Jews without a National Government Rule the Finances and Commerce of the World—China in Contact with Civilization Has Created a Great Republic—The American Indian Raised From Savagery to Peaceful, Profitable Pursuits—The Colored American’s Part and Opportunities in the Great Onward Movement THE CHINESE ETHIOPIA, THE GREAT BLACK EMPIRETHE AUTHORITY OF THE BIBLE AND ALSO RECENT DISCOVERIES IN AFRICA PROVE THE ANCIENT AND POWERFUL CIVILIZATION OF THE COLORED RACE 3,000 YEARS B. C.—THE STORY OF CANDACE, THE BEAUTIFUL BLACK QUEEN OF ETHIOPIA, AND THE MARRIAGE OF MOSES TO AN ETHIOPIAN WOMAN 1490 B. C.—HOW PIANKHI, THE BLACK KING, CONQUERED EGYPT 750 B. C., AND HOW EGYPT TOOK HER CIVILIZATION FROM ETHIOPIA. The Genius of Colored Americans in Literature; The Arts and Sciences Inherited From the Ancient EthiopiansRead, Study, and Educate up to Opportunities—A High Racial Type Appears in Modern Times—A Cause for Pride and an Incentive to Action, Energy and Efficiency. DEVELOPMENT OF THE RACE IN THE UNITED STATESThe Result of a Great Civilized Ancestry—Some of our Colored Americans, Their Doings and Their Personality THE OVERGROUND RAILROADA Mighty Way to Progress—The Underground Railroad a Thing of the Past SUCCESS THROUGH SELF HELP TRAIN YOURSELF FOR YOUR LIFE’S WORKPhysical Development—Exercise for Pleasure and Profit—Uniformity in the Use of the Muscles—General and Special Muscle Training—Systematic Hardening of the Body—Various Kinds of Exercises—Key to Good Health and Mental ActivityA Strong Healthy Man Is Always Selected for the Best Positions THE TEACHER, DOCTOR, LAWYER, CLERGYMAN—WHICH ARE YOU FITTED FOR? THE ROAD TO SUCCESSOREASY LESSONS FOR EVERY DAY LIFE THE MAN OF HOPE; THE MAN OF DESPAIR; AND THE MAN OF “DON’T CARE”Optimism, Pessimism, Indifference THE PLEASURES OF THE FLESH, and the PLEASURES OF THE MIND THE SURVIVAL OF THE FITTESTThe Laws of Nature Determine Who Shall Live, and Who Shall Die THE VICTORY OF THE MAN WHO DARES Chapter 29 THE WISE MAN’S PHILOSOPHY The Secret of Successful Work The Key to Success Start Right in LifeBy Avoiding Foolish and Unnecessary Extravagances The Early Bird Gets the Worm OPEN A SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNT BECOME A LAND OWNER OWN YOUR OWN HOME DON’T BORROW MONEY FOR NEEDLESS EXPENSES ESTABLISH A REPUTATION FOR YOURSELF IMPROVE PRESENT OPPORTUNITIES HOW TO MAKE USE OF VALUABLE SPARE TIME FIT YOURSELF FOR SOME TRADE OR CALLING WORK FOR SUCCESS WHILE YOUNG Opportunity for Business Life Build Up Your Credit Stiffen Your Backbone and Keep on Climbing Keep in the Race, Don’t Give Up Keep an Eye on the Future Produce Something and Increase Your Own Value to the World STOP, LOOK, LISTEN! BE EVERY MAN’S FRIEND Help Your Fellow Man Take Counsel of Your Best Friends SELECT YOUR OWN COMPANY KEEP YOUR NERVE STUDY YOUR HEALTH MAKING ONE HAND WASH THE OTHER SUPERSTITION AND LUCK GOOD AND BAD LUCK BE SLOW TO ANGER PRACTICE LOGIC, COMMON SENSE AND TACT ENCOURAGE OTHERS HOW TO LEARN SELF-CONTROL DON’T BE A DREAMER DON’T BE BASHFUL DON’T BE UNDECIDED DON’T BE TOO BIG FOR YOUR BUSINESS DON’T GET DISCOURAGED DON’T BE PREJUDICED DON’T BE SMALL MINDED DON’T WASTE TIME DON’T DECEIVE YOURSELF DON’T HIDE YOUR FAULTS DON’T BE A PESSIMIST, BE AN OPTIMIST DON’T BE A COWARD DO NOT SPEAK EVIL OF ANY ONE DO NOT NEGLECT YOUR PARENTS OR YOUR FAMILY Do Not Drink Alcohol Or Form Other Bad Habits Do Not Be a Spendthrift DON’T BE A KICKER OR A KNOCKER A GOOD WOMAN THE GLORY OF MAN EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN THE GOLDEN RULE, OR THE PRINCIPLE OF LIVE AND LET LIVE DON’T GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH “THE DEVIL” HONESTY THE BEST POLICY Do As You Would Be Done By Keep in Touch With God Do Not Try to Succeed Without the Help of God The More a Man Gains Wisdom the Nearer He Gets to God Do Not Violate the Laws of Nature The Devil’s Work in the Home, in Society, in Business, in Politics, and in Every Walk of Life PROGRESS IN EDUCATION. HISTORY OF NEGRO EDUCATION. EDUCATION AS A SOLDIER. PUBLIC PROVISION FOR NEGRO EDUCATION. SCHOOLS MAINTAINED BY PRIVATE AGENCIES. INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. SCHOOLS MAINTAINED BY INDEPENDENT BOARD OF TRUSTEES. WHITE CHURCH BOARDS MAINTAINING COLORED SCHOOLS. Chapter 100 COLORED CHURCH BOARDS MAINTAINING SCHOOLS. OTHER AGENCIES INTERESTED IN NEGRO EDUCATION. HOSPITALS AND NURSE TRAINING SCHOOLS. THE THREE IMPORTANT TYPES OF EDUCATION. THE TRAINING OF CHILDRENThe Child an Imitator GIVE YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR TRUE NATURES DEVELOPING MORAL CHARACTER REVERENCE AND RESPECT DUTIES OF CHILDREN TO THEIR PARENTS THE FUTURE OF THE CHILD, THE FUTURE OF THE RACE THE WAY TO PERFECT HEALTHThe Human Body and How it is Made—How to Take Care of Yourself—Rules for a Long and Happy Life—General Information GENERAL HEALTH CONDITIONSGuard Your Water Supply—How Diseases Are Classified—How to Prevent Contagion—Care of the Sick Room—Disinfection, Its Importance and Its Methods—Period of Isolation or Quarantine—Duty of All Households Where Sickness Has Invaded, to Guard Others Against Its Spread. COMMON SENSE IN THE SICK ROOMVentilation, Light, Temperature and Furnishings—Care of the Patient—His Temperature and Pulse—Bed Sores—The Characteristics of Fever—Simple Household Remedies—What to Put in a Remedy Cupboard—How to Keep the Baby Well RULES FOR ACCIDENTS AND EMERGENCIESPoisons and Their Treatment—Bites, Stings, Bruises, Splinters, Cuts, Sprains and Burns—Lockjaw—Poison Ivy—How to Bring the Drowned to Life—Suffocation—Fainting—Sunstroke—Freezing—The Eyes and How to Care for Them—Earache and Toothache—Felons, Warts, Corns and Boils—Home Remedies for Diphtheria—Treatment of Smallpox—Convenient Disinfectants—Sick Room Suggestions—Fruit in Sickness—An Antidote for Intemperance—Milk Strippings for Consumption—Stammering Cured at Home Chapter 115 THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Chapter 117
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