The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States

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The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States by Martin Robison Delany.

Contents

• THE CONDITION, ELEVATION, EMIGRATION, AND DESTINY OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES5
• MARTIN ROBISON DELANY6
• CONTENTS The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States7
• PREFACE10
• I CONDITION OF MANY CLASSES IN EUROPE CONSIDERED14
• II COMPARATIVE CONDITION OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES16
• III AMERICAN COLONIZATION27
• FOOTNOTE:31
• IV OUR ELEVATION IN THE UNITED STATES32
• V MEANS OF ELEVATION36
• VI THE UNITED STATES OUR COUNTRY41
• VII CLAIMS OF COLORED MEN AS CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES43
• VIII COLORED AMERICAN WARRIORS56
• FOOTNOTE:67
• IX CAPACITY OF COLORED MEN AND WOMEN AS CITIZEN MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY69
• X PRACTICAL UTILITY OF COLORED PEOPLE OF THE PRESENT DAY AS MEMBERS OF SOCIETY—BUSINESS MEN AND MECHANICS75
• XI LITERARY AND PROFESSIONAL COLORED MEN AND WOMEN86
• FOOTNOTE:101
• XII STUDENTS OF VARIOUS PROFESSIONS104
• XIII A SCAN AT PAST THINGS108
• XIV LATE MEN OF LITERARY, PROFESSIONAL AND ARTISTIC NOTE112
• XV FARMERS AND HERDSMEN115
• XVI NATIONAL DISFRANCHISEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE118
• XVII EMIGRATION OF THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES130
• XVIII "REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA"132
• FOOTNOTE:141
• XIX THE CANADAS143
• XX CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA AND THE WEST INDIES147
• FOOTNOTES:153
• XXI NICARAGUA AND NEW GRENADA155
• XXII THINGS AS THEY ARE158
• XXIII A GLANCE AT OURSELVES—CONCLUSION164
• APPENDIX A PROJECT FOR AN EXPEDITION OF ADVENTURE, TO THE EASTERN COAST OF AFRICA173
• THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE180

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