The+Negro+Problems+of+Philadelphia,+et+al

From //[|The Philadelphia Negro]// 1899
 * "The Negro Problems of Philadelphia," "The Question of Earning a Living," and "Color Prejudice"**

The first African-American to earn a doctorate from Harvard, W. E. B. Du Bois was a leading black intellectual, sociologist, historian, author, and Civil Rights Activist in the early and mid-twentieth century. Born in western Massachusetts and well-traveled while pursuing his education, Du Boise was deeply concerned with the issue of race in the United States and the plight of African-Americans. When he wrote this piece, he was living in Philadelphia and working at the University of Pennsylvania.
 * [|Du Bois, W. E. B. (1868-1963)]**

Looking at some statistics and anecdotes, Du Bois argues that prevalent though not legally-codified racial discrimination keeps Philadelphia's black population under-employed, relegated to menial jobs, and contained in a "black belt" without any real possibility of upward or outward movement.
 * Main Argument**


 * Other Ideas in the Article**
 * Du Bois lived in the area
 * For maps of the city in Du Bois' time, see [|here].

Mostly statistics (either city, state, or federal that looked at residency) and anecdotes collected by Du Bois.
 * Sources**

Not a bad read.
 * Comments**

--Tom Conroy