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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... white peoples. It is they who have invented it.” The Germans of 1854, he reflected, built up a theory of the inferiority of the other peoples of the white race. Some of these so-called inferior whites have, in turn, built up a similar ...
... white peoples. It is they who have invented it.” The Germans of 1854, he reflected, built up a theory of the inferiority of the other peoples of the white race. Some of these so-called inferior whites have, in turn, built up a similar ...
Page 9
... white peoples, most of whom were enemies to one another, to unite against ... man in pajamas, slippered feet, and overcoat. At sight of him Dixon had an unpleasant ... man's civilization. He is a caricature and no good can result from his ...
... white peoples, most of whom were enemies to one another, to unite against ... man in pajamas, slippered feet, and overcoat. At sight of him Dixon had an unpleasant ... man's civilization. He is a caricature and no good can result from his ...
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... white peoples and within a certain geographical latitude is only the effect of circumstances.' "Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto, in his paper before the Universal Races Congress, says: **Give the Africans without any mingling of ...
... white peoples and within a certain geographical latitude is only the effect of circumstances.' "Zamenhof, the inventor of Esperanto, in his paper before the Universal Races Congress, says: **Give the Africans without any mingling of ...
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... white. He placed an everlasting curse on all the sons of Ham and the black man shall forever serve the white.” His face flushed with excitement. Dixon was apparently unmoved. He responded with courtesy, his well-modulated voice and even ...
... white. He placed an everlasting curse on all the sons of Ham and the black man shall forever serve the white.” His face flushed with excitement. Dixon was apparently unmoved. He responded with courtesy, his well-modulated voice and even ...
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... white Christians still call. By the light of modern research it does appear as if white-skinned humanity got its ... man and all it means! Look at the vast incomprehensible achievements of the white man,—the railroads, the busy cities ...
... white Christians still call. By the light of modern research it does appear as if white-skinned humanity got its ... man and all it means! Look at the vast incomprehensible achievements of the white man,—the railroads, the busy cities ...
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