Twelve Things The Negro Must Do

Born to a mother who had a been a slave mother and a father who was free just 15 years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Nannie Helen Burroughs committed her life to betterment of black people—particularly women. She helped create the National Association of Colored Women, which provided services and resources for underprivileged women. She later founded The National Training School for Women and Girls, where many of the words of wisdom found in Twelve Things The Negro Must Do were born. While Burroughs was devoted to equality and rights, she understood that personal responsibility must be part of any progress gained. From how one carries himself in public to how one keeps his home or neighborhood to pushing the importance of an education, Nannie Helen Burroughs offers a blueprint for success for not just the Negro, but for any group or race.