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1902 The United Negro Penn Booker T Washington African American History 1st Ed. • Contributors: Booker T. Washington and other early 20th-century Black leaders. The United Negro: His Problems and His Progress. • Editor: Prof. I. Garland Penn. • Year: 1902. Fraying present at spine head and tail, with moderate fading to spine lettering. The United Negro: His Problems and His Progress (1902), edited by I. Garland Penn — Booker T. Washington era African American educational history. ──────────────────────────────────────── DESCRIPTION Published in 1902 by D. E. Luther Publishing Company of Atlanta, The United Negro: His Problems and His Progress documents African American educational, religious, and institutional development at the dawn of the 20th century. Edited by Prof. I. Garland Penn, with contributions from Booker T. Washington and other prominent Black educators, ministers, and civic leaders, the volume reflects a formative period of organized self-determination, institutional building, and intellectual exchange within the African American community. The work compiles proceedings and essays emerging from a major educational congress of the era, and stands today as an important primary source in early Black educational and social history. Original 1902 editions are increasingly scarce, particularly in unrestored, complete condition. ──────────────────────────────────────── DETAILS • Title: The United Negro: His Problems and His Progress • Editor: Prof. I. Garland Penn • Contributors: Booker T. Washington and other early 20th-century Black leaders • Publisher: D. E. Luther Publishing Co., Atlanta • Year: 1902 • Format: Hardcover, original cloth binding • Language: English • Edition: First and only edition ──────────────────────────────────────── CONDITION Good+ antique condition. Original cloth binding with age-appropriate surface rubbing and softening. Fraying present at spine head and tail, with moderate fading to spine lettering. No modern rebinding or restoration observed. Please review all photographs carefully for full condition detail. ──────────────────────────────────────── HOHM PROVENANCE Carefully sourced as part of the HOHM collection, with an emphasis on early American intellectual history, institutional development, and historically grounded primary-source material. ──────────────────────────────────────── Offers All reasonable offers are warmly welcome—please don’t hesitate to send one! Shipping I pack each item carefully and reuse quality boxes and materials whenever possible. Shipping is fully insured and handled promptly. Policies All sales are final. Please email with any questions prior to purchase—I’m happy to provide additional photos or details. ──────────────────────────────────────── (1902 African American history book, Booker T Washington era, I Garland Penn editor, Black education history, early 20th century Black intellectual history, Atlanta publishing 1902, Negro educational congress proceedings, African American primary source, rare Black Americana book)