02521cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000090011910000540012824501280018226400510031030000470036133600260040833700260043433800360046050000310049650802050052752013480073253400450208065300220212585600430214799900170219049664UtSlPG20260610134136.0mcr n260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a13012039  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aE1511 aGrimké, Francis J.q(Francis James),d1850-193710aGideon Bands for work within the race and for work without the race :ba message to the colored people of the United States 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2015  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2015-08-10  aProduced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed
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Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"Gideon Bands for work within the race and for work without the race" by Francis J. Grimké is a discourse delivered in 1913, likely reflecting the early 20th century American context. This religious and motivational text addresses the struggles faced by African Americans in the United States, drawing parallels between biblical narratives and contemporary social issues. Grimké emphasizes the call for unity, moral integrity, and active resistance against the forces of oppression.  In this address, Grimké calls upon the African American community to form their own "Gideon Bands," likened to Gideon's warriors from the biblical story, as a means to combat both internal and external challenges. He identifies moral decay and the denial of civil rights as two sets of adversaries threatening the well-being of the race. He urges readers to have courage, faith, and reliability, emphasizing the importance of organization and collective effort in confronting these challenges. By invoking the qualities exhibited by Gideon's 300 men—awareness of the situation, courage to act, faith in a higher power, and reliability—Grimké highlights the necessity for a concerted effort towards achieving moral and civic equality, advocating for proactive engagement in the fight against injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAfrican Americans40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49664  c90502d90502