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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... large number of white people do think Negroes more beautiful than members of their own group . But I consider this question of facial beauty a wearisome one . The ultimate question has always been that of the mental and moral worth of ...
... large number of white people do think Negroes more beautiful than members of their own group . But I consider this question of facial beauty a wearisome one . The ultimate question has always been that of the mental and moral worth of ...
Page 99
... large number of Negro doctors , lawyers and preachers , and the relatively small number in the mechani- cal pursuits . I happen to have the figures here . The census of 1930 shows : One white doctor for every 726 whites ; one Negro ...
... large number of Negro doctors , lawyers and preachers , and the relatively small number in the mechani- cal pursuits . I happen to have the figures here . The census of 1930 shows : One white doctor for every 726 whites ; one Negro ...
Page 109
J. A. Rogers. " Another cause for the large number of Negroes in prison is that in states like Georgia and Florida where peonage prevails , whenever the politicians need money all that they have to do is to arrest Negroes for some ...
J. A. Rogers. " Another cause for the large number of Negroes in prison is that in states like Georgia and Florida where peonage prevails , whenever the politicians need money all that they have to do is to arrest Negroes for some ...
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