From "Superman" to Man: A Fearless and Penetrating Discussion of America's Greatest ProblemThe first book from “a tireless champion of African history,” a novel that “challenged the theories that Blacks were inferior to whites” (New York Amsterdam News). Joel Augustus Roger’s seminal work from the Harlem Renaissance, this novel—first published in 1917—is a polemic against the ignorance that fuels racism. The central plot revolves around a train speeding to California, serviced by an African American porter named Dixon. On board is a United States senator from Oklahoma, a man obsessed by race who makes no attempts to hide his prejudice. Unable to sleep, the politician encounters Dixon in the smoking car, and thus ensues a debate about religion, science, and racial equality . . . “A bold discussion novel in which a cultured, well-travelled, black Pullman porter is drawn into a debate with a white passenger, a Southern senator, on the question of the superiority of the Anglo Saxon and the inferiority of the Negro.” —The Guardian “A genuine treasure. I still insist that From ‘Superman’ to Man is the greatest book ever written in English on the Negro by a Negro and I am glad to know that increasing thousands of black and white readers re-echo the high opinion of it which I had expressed some years ago.” —Hubert Henry Harrison “A stirring story, faithful to truth and helpful to a better understanding and feeling.” —Prof. George B. Foster, University of Chicago |
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... better understanding and feeling.” —Prof. George B. Foster, University of Chicago. From. “Superman”. to. Man. By J. A. R O GERS (Fifth edition) A Fearless and Penetrating Discussion of America's Greatest Problem The most debated points of ...
... better understanding and feeling.” —Prof. George B. Foster, University of Chicago. From. “Superman”. to. Man. By J. A. R O GERS (Fifth edition) A Fearless and Penetrating Discussion of America's Greatest Problem The most debated points of ...
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... better job than this.” “Well, I have never been able to. And when one has a family he must get the wherewithal to live some way." "But have you tried to get something better?" “I am trying continually. On my return from Europe I. 6 FROM ...
... better job than this.” “Well, I have never been able to. And when one has a family he must get the wherewithal to live some way." "But have you tried to get something better?" “I am trying continually. On my return from Europe I. 6 FROM ...
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... it what you will, but there is an indefinable something within me that tells me that I am infinitely better than the best 'nigger' that ever lived. The feeling is instinctive and I am not going to violate FROM “SUPERMAN” TO MAN 9.
... it what you will, but there is an indefinable something within me that tells me that I am infinitely better than the best 'nigger' that ever lived. The feeling is instinctive and I am not going to violate FROM “SUPERMAN” TO MAN 9.
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... better of him, he reached over to take the volume, but at the same instant Dixon's slipping back to his former seat caused him to hesitate. Yet he determined to find out. He demanded flippantly, pointing to the book-"Reading the Bible ...
... better of him, he reached over to take the volume, but at the same instant Dixon's slipping back to his former seat caused him to hesitate. Yet he determined to find out. He demanded flippantly, pointing to the book-"Reading the Bible ...
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... better of the two possible courses—silence and response. If he said nothing, this Negro might think he had silenced him, while to respond would be to engage in an argument, thus treating the Negro as an equal. After weighing the matter ...
... better of the two possible courses—silence and response. If he said nothing, this Negro might think he had silenced him, while to respond would be to engage in an argument, thus treating the Negro as an equal. After weighing the matter ...
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