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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... slaves come from Britain . ' Later they were slaves of the Normans . Palgrave , an English historian , says of the Anglo - Saxon period : " The Theowe ( Anglo - Saxon slave ) was entirely the property of his master , body as well as ...
... slaves come from Britain . ' Later they were slaves of the Normans . Palgrave , an English historian , says of the Anglo - Saxon period : " The Theowe ( Anglo - Saxon slave ) was entirely the property of his master , body as well as ...
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... slaves by the blacks into the Sudan . You probably remember , how President Madison sent Commodore Decatur and other to free them . You'll find several books in the Congressional Library written by these white American slaves , who had ...
... slaves by the blacks into the Sudan . You probably remember , how President Madison sent Commodore Decatur and other to free them . You'll find several books in the Congressional Library written by these white American slaves , who had ...
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... slaves in New England , didn't you ? Well ; today these former slaves dominate the United States politically . Here's where the inferiority comes in . There are twelve millions of Negroes in the United States— a greater number than the ...
... slaves in New England , didn't you ? Well ; today these former slaves dominate the United States politically . Here's where the inferiority comes in . There are twelve millions of Negroes in the United States— a greater number than the ...
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