From Superman to ManThe author attacks the notion of racial superiority through a novel that revolves around a debate between a Pullman porter and a white racist politician. |
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Page 41
... thought of the question of veracity . White men were not always truthful , too . He thought of stealing , but white men were the princes of theft . He turned to immorality . Here he hesitated as thoughts of the mulatto came into his ...
... thought of the question of veracity . White men were not always truthful , too . He thought of stealing , but white men were the princes of theft . He turned to immorality . Here he hesitated as thoughts of the mulatto came into his ...
Page 47
... thought of several other points that he had noticed , but his delicacy of feeling forbade him mentioning them . He said , instead , " I have in my note book here a relevant quotation from Sir Henry Johnstone's ' Negro in the New World ...
... thought of several other points that he had noticed , but his delicacy of feeling forbade him mentioning them . He said , instead , " I have in my note book here a relevant quotation from Sir Henry Johnstone's ' Negro in the New World ...
Page 97
... thought has always preceded intelligent action , and action provides suste- nance for thought , it goes without saying that every human group needs both thinkers and workers . And you spoke of the large number of Negro preachers , doc ...
... thought has always preceded intelligent action , and action provides suste- nance for thought , it goes without saying that every human group needs both thinkers and workers . And you spoke of the large number of Negro preachers , doc ...
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