The Negro Church Report Of A Social Study Made Under The Direction Of Atlanta University Together With The Proceedings Of The Eighth Conference For The Study Of The Negro Problems Held At Atlanta University May 26th 1903

Author : W. E. Burghardt Du Bois
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331406013
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book The Negro Church written by W. E. Burghardt Du Bois and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Negro Church: Report of a Social Study Made Under the Direction of Atlanta University; Together With the Proceedings of the Eighth Conference for the Study of Negro Problems, Held at Atlanta University, May 26th, 1903 A study of human life to-day involves a consideration of conditions of physical life, a study of various social organizations, beginning with the home, and investigations into occupations, education, religion and morality, crime and political activity. The Atlanta Cycle of studies into the Negro problem aims at exhaustive and periodic studies of all these subjects so far as they relate to the American Negro. Thus far, in the first eight years of the ten-year cycle, we have studied physical conditions of life (Reports No. 1 and No. 2), social organization (Reports No. 2 and No. 3), economic activity (Reports No. 4 and No.7), and Education (Reports No. 6 and No. 6). This year we take up the important subject of the Negro Church, studying the religion of Negroes and its influence on their moral habits. Such a study could not be made exhaustive for lack of funds and organization. On the other hand, the United States government and the churches themselves have published a great deal of material and it is possible from this and limited investigations in various typical localities to make a study of some value. This investigation bases its results on the following data: United States Census of 1890. Minutes of Conferences. Reports of Conventions, Societies, etc. Catalogues of Theological Schools. Two hundred and fifty special reports from pastors and officials. One hundred and seventy-five special reports from colored laymen. One hundred and seventeen special reports from heads of schools and prominent men, white and colored. Fifty-four special reports from Southern white persons. Thirteen special reports from Colored Theological Schools. One hundred and nine special reports from Northern Theological Schools. Answers from 1,300 school children. Local studies in - Richmond, Virginia. Atlanta, Georgia. Chicago, Illinois. Greene County, Ohio. Thomas County, Georgia. Deland, Florida. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.