Project Gutenberg 2010-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 67 Grimké, Archibald Henry 1849 1930 Grimke, Archibald Henry Grimké, Archibald H. 15010359 The Ultimate Criminal American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 17 Produced by Suzanne Shell, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. "The Ultimate Criminal" by Archibald Henry Grimké is a poignant address that delves into the origins and societal implications of crime among African Americans, written in the early 20th century. This book serves as an analytical piece that challenges stereotypes and societal narratives regarding African American criminality, emphasizing the historical context of slavery and systemic oppression. Grimké critiques the prevailing attitudes of his time that unjustly indict the entire race based on the actions of a few individuals, striving instead to highlight the deeper societal issues that contribute to crime. In the address, Grimké argues that the criminality often attributed to Black individuals is a byproduct of their historical subjugation and the continued socio-economic injustices they face. He discusses the legacy of slavery, the inequities imposed by the Jim Crow laws, and the pervasive culture of violence that serves to oppress rather than uplift. He illustrates how these conditions foster a lack of opportunity and education, ultimately leading to the emergence of crime as a desperate response to systemic inequalities. Grimké advocates for understanding and addressing these root causes rather than perpetuating harmful stereotypes, urging a more compassionate and just approach to race relations in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans African American criminals E151 Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: History - American 63973 63982 2024-09-13T09:16:30.002620 2023-09-14T03:49:51.206929 text/html text/html 60479 2021-01-06T04:38:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 22960 2021-01-06T04:38:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 72823 2024-09-13T09:16:33.025616 application/epub+zip 71521 2024-09-13T09:16:31.141628 application/epub+zip 71522 2024-09-13T09:16:30.417637 application/epub+zip 162124 2024-09-13T09:16:34.560620 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154415 2024-09-13T09:16:32.564623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 154569 2022-09-14T11:13:58.929251 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 57899 57794 2024-09-13T09:16:29.824647 2023-09-14T03:49:51.044935 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57759 2021-01-06T04:38:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21894 2021-01-06T04:38:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18504 2024-09-13T09:16:34.688588 application/rdf+xml 12194 2024-09-13T09:16:30.752623 image/jpeg 3154 2024-09-13T09:16:30.584618 image/jpeg 72054 2024-09-13T09:16:30.009632 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia