WHEN AFRICA AWAKES THE “INSIDE STORY” OF THE STIRRINGS AND STRIVINGS By HUBERT H. HARRISON, D.S.C. Author of “The Negro and the Nation,” “Lincoln and Liberty,” and Associate Editor of the Negro World COPYRIGHTED By HUBERT H. HARRISON, 1920. PUBLISHED BY THE PORRO PRESS 513 Lenox Avenue 1920 THIS LITTLE RECORD IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO STOOD BY MY SIDE IN LOVE, LABOR AND SACRIFICE WHEN THE FOUNDATIONS WERE LAID [Illustration: Hubert H. Harrison] TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS PAGE INTRODUCTION 5 1. THE BEGINNINGS 9 Launching the Liberty League. — Resolutions Passed at Liberty League Meeting. — Petition to Congress. 2. DEMOCRACY AND RACE FRICTION. 14 The East St. Louis Horror. — “Arms and the Man.” — The Negro and the Labor Unions. — Lynching: Its Cause and Cure. 3. THE NEGRO AND THE WAR. 25 Is Democracy Unpatriotic? — Why Is the Red Cross? — A Hint of “Our Reward.” — The Negro at the Peace Congress. — Africa and the Peace. — “They Shall Not Pass.” — A Cure for the Ku-Klux 4. THE NEW POLITICS. 39 The New Politics for the New Negro. — The Drift in Politics. — A Negro for President. — When the Tail Wags the Dog. — The Grand Old Party. 5. THE PROBLEMS OF LEADERSHIP. 54 Our Professional “Friends.” — Shillady Resigns. — Our White Friends. — A Tender Point. — The Descent of Du Bois. — When the Blind Lead. — Just Crabs.