HALF A MAN

THE STATUS OF THE NEGRO IN NEW YORK

HALF A MAN

THE STATUS OF THE NEGRO IN NEW YORK

BY MARY WHITE OVINGTON

WITH A FOREWORD BY DR. FRANZ BOAS OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY

LONGMANS, GREEN, AND CO. FOURTH AVENUE & 30TH STREET, NEW YORK LONDON, BOMBAY, AND CALCUTTA 1911

Copyright, 1911, by Longmans, Green, and Co.

THE · PLIMPTON · PRESS [W · D · O] NORWOOD · MASS · U · S · A

TO THE MEMORY OF MY FATHER THEODORE TWEEDY OVINGTON