Description
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.
Author: J. A. Rogers
Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
Published: 06/01/1941
Pages: 132
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.77lbs
Size: 8.31h x 5.84w x 0.59d
ISBN13: 9780960229444
ISBN10: 0960229442
BISAC Categories:
- History | General
- Social Science | Anthropology | Cultural & Social
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
About the Author
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.