In 1868, W.E.B. Up South: Civil Rights and Black Power in Philadelphia (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2006). Chapter IX <> 0000003371 00000 n This book is extraordinary. Such activism halted Wilson’s forced evictions and facilitated the development of the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) in 1937. 1899Saunders, William, 1822-1900Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915, Historical Era: Chapter XII Also contains interesting biographical facts regarding W.E.B. Chapter XIII The Size, Age and Sex of the Negro Population. Following page 520, page numbers begin at 477 for the following articles: "What the Negro did for the Old South," an article from the Southern States Farm Magazine by theologian Robert L. Dabney (pp. Written in precise and scientific language he describes the systemic and personal discrimination faced by these residents and their efforts to cope in spite of that. Chapter I - “Living conditions in [Hell’s] Acre are not based on the house or apartment unit. Nor were they passive bystanders who watched the city change from the windows of their row homes. The Environment of the Negro. A lot of what we would/do believe to true is not. 194 0 obj Dubois published this study of the Negro community in Philadelphia, which at that time was relatively small. 185 0 obj What also floored me was how very little things have changed, and that was heartbreaking. While he does not say it, I could not help but notice he was a living example of someone denied their full due because of racism. The Occupations of Negroes. Chapter XVIII Dabney, Robert Lewis, 1820-1898Du Bois, William Edward Burghardt, 1868-1963Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914Killebrew, Joseph Buckner, 1831-1906Lindsay, Samuel McCune, 1869-1960Pechin, Peter, fl. It was aimed at sociologies. 0000004071 00000 n The black nationalist expanded his interests to global concerns, and is called the "father of Pan-Africanism" for organizing international black congresses. I read this book because I felt like I had to. One of the first works to combine the use of urban ethnography, social history, and descriptive statistics, it has become a classic work in the social science literature. All told, seven people were killed, and more than two dozen were injured. - One of the first works to combine the use of urban ethnography, social history, and descriptive statistics, it has become a classic workin the social science literature. Du Bois studied at the University of Berlin, then earned his doctorate in history from Harvard in 1894. . The Environment of the Negro. As Du Bois had observed in The Philadelphia Negro, churches such as St. Thomas were initially established as safe havens, providing protection from racial violence as well as spiritual guidance. Click here for more info. Chapter II All that was left of the building was a stack of ruins more than a story high. But the clarity and sincerity in his thinking seems to be for the betterment of black people. Keyword searches may also use the operators EMBED. <>/Border[0 0 0]/Rect[211.648 113.737 352.12 121.745]/Subtype/Link/Type/Annot>> Among the intriguing aspects of The Philadelphia Negro are what it says about the author, about race in urban America and about social science at the time, but even more important is the fact that many of DuBois's observations can be made - in fact are being made - by investigators today. What happened after W. E. B. He taught economics and history at Atlanta University from 1897-1910. Helen, Spease’s youngest daughter, died the following day. The Philadelphia Negro was originally published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 1899. 0000001782 00000 n Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. As Du Bois noted over a century ago, black residents were keenly aware of their conditions, and they acted individually and collectively to ameliorate them. An early criminalogical study of Philadelphia. Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900, Subjects: Here the basis of any examination is the single room… you find whole families living in ONE room, not two or three or four rooms,” the Tribune reported. AND, OR, NOT, “ ”, ( ), We use cookies to deliver a better user experience and to show you ads based on your interests. Landlords responded to the increased black population by refashioning apartments and rooming houses, dividing existing residences into several “new” rooms or apartments—many of which of lacked heating, bathrooms, or adequate plumbing. While somewhat elitist in its tone, at the same time his descriptions of "Negro life" are poignant, precise and professional. - - The Royal Theater, a hub for black culture from 1919 to 1970, is now vacant. IV You're invited: "A Tribute to Teachers" featuring Lin-Manuel Miranda on October 7. Ethnography is the systematic study of people and cultures. 511-524). In spite of earlier reports and surveys “that reported that something needed to be done, and be done quickly,” Fauset said, “the houses crashed and killed several women and little children.”. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Curious about these questions, I looked at a pivotal period after Du Bois’ study—the 1920s through the early 1940s. . The Occupations of Negroes. 0000008075 00000 n Provides an in-depth analysis and portrait of Philadelphia’s black Seventh Ward from 1600-1897, the first monograph of its kind in American sociology. In 1897 the promising young sociologist William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) was given a temporary post as Assistant in Sociology at the University of Pennsylvania in order to conduct a systematic investigation of social conditions in the seventh ward of Philadelphia. 568 pages | 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Paper 1995 | ISBN 9780812215731 | $21.95s | Outside the Americas £16.99 Ebook editions are available from selected online vendors "A credit to American scholarship. In response, black leaders wrote to President Roosevelt: “Sir, take immediate cognizance of the fact that the United States Housing Administration has diverted the use of these homes from their original purposes at the expense of the low income group, who are least able to obtain decent housing even in normal times and not able at all in these times.” They urged him to act “in the interest of these persons who cannot obtain decent housing within their capability to pay.” He reversed the PHA’s decision, and by 1942, the Allen Homes were fully occupied by black families. DuBois was asked to research the area in order to make reforms. 0000001076 00000 n The Philadelphia Tribune supported Kelly’s mayoral bid and focus on black housing, running a series of investigative reports on the plight of the black Seventh Ward. The site took several days to clear. 0000010044 00000 n What Du Bois compiled is really a neighborhood study, focusing on the boundaries of the Seventh Ward, which ran north-south from Spruce to South Street and east-west from Seventh Street to the Schuylkill River. Fast, FREE delivery, video streaming, music, and much more. Date: %%EOF Having witnessed the power of the black voting bloc in the election of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Philadelphia’s Democratic mayoral candidate John “Jack” Kelly used the deterioration of the black Seventh Ward as a part of his 1934-1935 political platform.