From "Superman" to ManA classic work of fiction from the Harlem Renaissance Joel Augustus Roger's seminal work, this novel first published in 1917 is a polemic against the ignorance that fuels racism. The central plot revolves around a debate between a Pullman porter and a white racist Southern politician. |
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Page 67
... Cultured Negroes suffer less discrimination . It must be remember that the Negro in the United States is far ahead of the South African one . centage of illiteracy among the Negroes of Natal is not less than sixty percent . The Negro in ...
... Cultured Negroes suffer less discrimination . It must be remember that the Negro in the United States is far ahead of the South African one . centage of illiteracy among the Negroes of Natal is not less than sixty percent . The Negro in ...
Page 76
... cultured and cap- able Negro in the Cabinet ! Here in the United States this asso- ciation of black and white is held repulsive . Not so in Europe , however . There the cultured non - white has entree to the most polished circles ...
... cultured and cap- able Negro in the Cabinet ! Here in the United States this asso- ciation of black and white is held repulsive . Not so in Europe , however . There the cultured non - white has entree to the most polished circles ...
Page 80
... cultured type and the lowest of the most primitive . Some of the finest types , mentally and physically , have been produced by crossing dissimilar races as Coleridge - Taylor , one of England's greatest musicians ; Lemuel Haynes ...
... cultured type and the lowest of the most primitive . Some of the finest types , mentally and physically , have been produced by crossing dissimilar races as Coleridge - Taylor , one of England's greatest musicians ; Lemuel Haynes ...
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