From the Book - First edition.
Part One: On the Folk. Bits of Our Harlem
Characteristics of Negro Expression
Spirituals and Neo-Spirituals
Ritualistic Expression from the Lips of the Communicants of the Seventh Day Church of God
Part Two: On Art and Such. You don't Know Us Negroes
Jazz Regarded as Social Achievement
Review of Voodoo in New Orleans by Robert Tallant
What White Publishers Won't Print
Part Three: On Race and Gender. The Hue and Cry About Howard University
The Emperor Effaces Himself
The Ten Commandments of Charm
How It Feels to Be Colored Me
Race Cannot Become Great Until It Recognizes Its Talent
My Most Humiliating Jim Crow Experience
Take for Instance Spessard Holland
Part Four: On Politics. The Pet Negro System
Negroes Without Self-Pity
The Rise of the Begging Joints
I Saw Negro Votes Peddled
A Negro Voter Sizes Up Taft
Court Order Can't Make Races Mix
Part Five: On the Trial of Ruby McCollum. Zora's Revealing Story of Ruby's 1st Day in Court!
Ruby McCollum Fights for Life
Justice and Fair Play Aim of Judge Adams as Ruby Goes on Trial
McCollum-Adams Trial Highlights
Ruby's Story: Doctor's Threats, Tussle over Gun Led to Slaying!
Ruby's Troubles Mount: Named in $100,000 Lawsuit!
The Life Story of Mrs. Ruby J. McCollum!
My Impressions of the Trial.