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 71
... nation . In the South , on the other hand , everything , it seems , is done to humble him and keep his spirit down . On a recent trip I was forced to pass two weeks in Louisiana and Alabama . The treatment I received there from the ...
... nation . In the South , on the other hand , everything , it seems , is done to humble him and keep his spirit down . On a recent trip I was forced to pass two weeks in Louisiana and Alabama . The treatment I received there from the ...
Page 95
... nation . " " But so many Negroes are without any ambition at all , " said the senator . " You said that there are better opportunities in the North , but in all the large Northern cities it seems to me that the proportion of Negroes ...
... nation . " " But so many Negroes are without any ambition at all , " said the senator . " You said that there are better opportunities in the North , but in all the large Northern cities it seems to me that the proportion of Negroes ...
Page 107
... nation has been fed from the European stream of immigration . It is the foreign element that has kept America going ; therefore with a decayed supply the result is evident . In my belief , what the Caucasian needs as a rejuvenator ...
... nation has been fed from the European stream of immigration . It is the foreign element that has kept America going ; therefore with a decayed supply the result is evident . In my belief , what the Caucasian needs as a rejuvenator ...
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