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100 1 _aOvington, Mary White,
_d1865-1951
245 1 0 _aHalf a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2012-05-20
508 _aProduced by David Edwards, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Half a Man: The Status of the Negro in New York" by Mary White Ovington is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the social and economic conditions of African Americans in New York City, highlighting the persistent racism and obstacles they faced despite being emancipated. Ovington aims to debunk the misconception that Negroes have had equal opportunities, emphasizing their struggles in a society that often treated them as inferior. The opening of the work sets the tone for the exploration of the Negro's status, beginning with the author’s encounter with a young colored man, who encapsulates the sentiment of being "half a man" in America. It transitions into a historical analysis of the status of Negroes from the colonial era to the early 1900s, discussing their transitions from slavery to freedom. The author outlines significant events and societal attitudes that shaped the lives of African Americans in New York, laying the foundation for a deeper examination of their living conditions, labor market participation, and ongoing discrimination as the chapters unfold. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aAfrican Americans -- New York (State) -- New York
700 1 _aBoas, Franz,
_d1858-1942
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39742
999 _c80581
_d80581