Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-272) and index.
1. The Early Life of Charles Banks: "Where I First Saw the First Light of Day" -- 2. History of Mound Bayou: "A Negro Metropolis" -- 3. Charles Banks, Booker T. Washington, and the Mound Bayou Connection -- 4. Leader, Organizer, and Promoter: "On My Job All the Time and Doing the Best That My Ability Will Allow" -- 5. The Business League: "Being Worked to the Limit" -- 6. Fund-Raiser for Negro Education: "Going Ahead Endeavoring to Meet the Conditions as Best We Can" -- 7. On Matters Political: "I See That 'Sambo' Is Left Out" -- 8. "Wizard" of Finance: "Never Running Away from Battle" -- 9. Mound Bayou Cotton Oil Mill: "The Largest and Most Serious Undertaking ... in the History of Our Race" -- 10. After Booker T. Washington: "A Tempest in the Teapot" -- 11. Conclusion: "The Most Public-Spirited Citizen in the History of Mississippi"