In the Sex and Race series, first published in the 1940s, historian Joel Augustus Rogers questioned the concept of race, the origins of racial differentiation, and the root of the ‘color problem.’ Rogers surmised that a large percentage of ethnic differences are the result of sociological factors and in these volumes he gathered what he called ‘the bran of history’—the uncollected, unexamined history of black people—in the hope that these neglected parts of history would become part of the mainstream body of Western history. Drawing on a vast amount of research, Rogers was attempting to point out the absurdity of racial divisions. Indeed his belief in one race—humanity—precluded the idea of several different ethnic races. The series marshals the data he had collected as evidence to prove his underlying humanistic thesis: that people were one large family without racial boundaries. Self-trained and self-published, Rogers and his work were immensely popular and influential during his day, even cited by Malcolm X. The books are presented here in their original editions.
Cuprins
Race Today
Which is the Oldest Race
The Mixing of Black and White in the Ancient East
Black and White in Syria, Palestine, Arabia, Persia
Who Were the First Inhabitants of India
Who Were the First Chinese?
The Negro in Ancient Greece
Negroes in Ancient Rome and Carthage
Were the Jews Originally Negroes?
Race-Mixing Under Islam
Race-Mixing Under Islam (Cont’d)
Mixing of White and Black in Africa South of the Sahara
Miscegenation in South Africa
Race-Mixing in Africa and Asia Today
Miscegenation in Spain, Portugal, and Italy
Miscegenation in Holland, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Russia
Negro-White Mixing in Germany, Ancient and Modern
The Mixing of Whites and Blacks in the British Isles
Miscegenation in France
Isabeau, Black Venus of the Reign of Louis XV
The Black Nun — Mulatto Daughter of Maria Theresa, Queen of France
Baudelaire and Jeanne Duval
APPENDICES
Race-mixing in European Literature
Did the Negro Originate in Africa or Asia?
Black Gods and Messiahs
History of the Black Madonnas
Notes and References to the Negro Under Islam
List of the Illustrations and Notes on Them
Despre autor
Joel Augustus Rogers (September 6, 1880–March 26, 1966) was a Jamaican-American author, journalist, and historian who contributed to the history of Africa and the African diaspora, especially the history of African Americans in the United States. His research spanned the academic fields of history, sociology and anthropology. He challenged prevailing ideas about race, demonstrated the connections between civilizations, and traced African achievements. He was one of the greatest popularizers of African history in the twentieth century. Rogers addresses issues such as the lack of scientific support for the idea of race, the lack of black history being told from a black person’s perspective, and the fact of intermarriage and unions among peoples throughout history. A respected historian and gifted lecturer, Rogers was a close personal friend of the Harlem-based intellectual and activist Hubert Harrison. In the 1920s, Rogers worked as a journalist on the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Enterprise, and he served as the first black foreign correspondent from the United States.
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