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 Project Gutenberg 2015-08-10 Public domain in the USA. 63 Grimké, Francis J. (Francis James) 1850 1937 Grimké, Francis James Grimke, Francis J. (Francis James) Grimké, Frank J. 13012039 Gideon Bands for work within the race and for work without the race a message to the colored people of the United States Produced by Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Gideon Bands for work within the race and for work without the race" by Francis J. Grimké is a discourse delivered in 1913, likely reflecting the early 20th century American context. This religious and motivational text addresses the struggles faced by African Americans in the United States, drawing parallels between biblical narratives and contemporary social issues. Grimké emphasizes the call for unity, moral integrity, and active resistance against the forces of oppression. In this address, Grimké calls upon the African American community to form their own "Gideon Bands," likened to Gideon's warriors from the biblical story, as a means to combat both internal and external challenges. He identifies moral decay and the denial of civil rights as two sets of adversaries threatening the well-being of the race. He urges readers to have courage, faith, and reliability, emphasizing the importance of organization and collective effort in confronting these challenges. By invoking the qualities exhibited by Gideon's 300 men—awareness of the situation, courage to act, faith in a higher power, and reliability—Grimké highlights the necessity for a concerted effort towards achieving moral and civic equality, advocating for proactive engagement in the fight against injustice. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en African Americans E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 86913 86920 2024-09-20T15:31:55.526221 2023-09-21T11:52:02.458281 text/html text/html 83546 2015-08-10T09:08:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 138976 2015-08-10T09:08:30 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 152965 2024-09-20T15:31:57.979213 application/epub+zip 152764 2024-09-20T15:31:56.138209 application/epub+zip 92886 2024-09-20T15:31:55.817241 application/epub+zip 188250 2024-09-20T15:31:59.612706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 176306 2024-09-20T15:31:57.688222 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 116890 2022-09-22T13:22:55.483838 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 74965 74755 2024-09-20T15:31:55.335210 2023-09-21T11:52:02.258254 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 74896 2015-08-10T09:08:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 27309 2015-08-10T09:08:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18161 2024-09-20T15:31:59.738693 application/rdf+xml 14780 2024-09-20T15:31:55.892238 image/jpeg 2212 2024-09-20T15:31:55.853232 image/jpeg 140393 2024-09-20T15:31:55.539242 application/octet-stream application/zip