Reprint of the 1852 ed., with a new introd.

Condition of many classes in Europe -- Comparative condition of the Colored people of the United States -- American colonization -- Our elevation in the United States -- Means of elevation -- The United States our country -- Claims of Colored men as citizens -- Colored American warriors -- Capacity of Colored men and women as citizen members of community -- Practical utility of Colored people of the present day as members of society: business men and mechanics -- Literary and professional Colored men and women -- Students of various professions -- A scan at past things -- Late men of literary, professional and artistic note -- Farmers and herdsmen -- National disfranchisement of Colored people -- Emigration of the Colored people of the United States -- "Republic of Liberia" -- The Canadas -- Central and South America and the West Indies -- Nicaragua and New Grenada -- Things as they are -- A glance at ourselves -- Appendix: A project for an expedition of adventure to the Eastern Coast of Africa.