| | Foreword | p. iii |
| | Preface | p. vii |
| | The Seat of the Trouble | p. 1 |
| | How We Missed the Mark | p. 6 |
| | How We Drifted Away from the Truth | p. 11 |
| | Education Under Outside Control | p. 17 |
| | The Failure to Learn to Make a Living | p. 25 |
| | The Educated Negro Leaves the Masses | p. 34 |
| | Dissension and Weakness | p. 41 |
| | Professional Educated Discouraged | p. 49 |
| | Political Education Neglected | p. 54 |
| | The Loss of Vision | p. 62 |
| | The Need for Service Rather Than Leadership | p. 72 |
| | Vocational Guidance | p. 101 |
| | Hirelings in the Places of Public Servants | p. 78 |
| | Understand the Negro | p. 86 |
| | The New Program | p. 93 |
| | The New Type of Professional Man Required | p. 111 |
| | Higher Strivings in the Service of the Country | p. 116 |
| | The Study of the Negro | p. 122 |
| | Appendix | p. 127 |
| | Index | p. 133 |