3. New Opportunities

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Foreword vii
4. Foreword to the 1970 Edition xiii
5. Introduction xv
6. Preface 1
7. 1. Born into Slavery 7
8. 2. Hard Beginnings 14
9. 3. New Opportunities 19
10. 4. Iola 27
11. 5. The Free Speech Days 32
12. 6. Lynching at the Curve 42
13. 7. Leaving Memphis Behind 47
14. 8. At the Hands of a Mob 53
15. 9. To Tell the Truth Freely 59
16. 10. The Homesick Exile 67
17. 11. Light from the Human Torch 73
18. 12. Through England and Scotland 76
19. 13. Breaking the Silent Indifference 82
20. 14. An Indiscreet Letter 89
21. 15. Final Days in London 92
22. 16. “To the Seeker of Truth” 98
23. 17. Inter-Ocean Letters 107
24. 18. In Liverpool 113
25. 19. In Manchester 122
26. 20. In Bristol 130
27. 21. Newcastle Notes 136
28. 22. Memories of London 144
29. 23. “You Can’t Change the Record” 153
30. 24. Last Days in Britain 159
31. 25. A Regrettable Interview 170
32. 26. Remembering English Friends 180
33. 27. Susan B. Anthony 189
34. 28. Ungentlemanly and Unchristian 196
35. 29. Satin and Orange Blossoms 202
36. 30. A Divided Duty 208
37. 31. Again in the Public Eye 217
38. 32. New Projects 228
39. 33. Club Life and Politics 237
40. 34. A Negro Theater 246
41. 35. Negro Fellowship League 253
42. 36. Illinois Lynchings 263
43. 37. NAACP 274
44. 38. Steve Green and “Chicken Joe” Campbell 286
45. 39. Seeking the Negro Vote 295
46. 40. Protest to the Governor 303
47. 41. World War I and the Negro Soldiers 313
48. 42. The Equal Rights League 321
49. 43. East Saint Louis Riot 328
50. 44. Arkansas Riot 341
51. 45. The Tide of Hatred 349
52. 46. The Price of Liberty 358
53. Afterword 363
54. Bibliography 373
55. Index 377