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An Unabridged Printing of the Second Edition, to include the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Day, with opening quote by Schopenhauer - A novel ahead of its time in its understanding of biology, race and the history of oppression.

Racism has surfaced time and again through the course of American history. Men and women have attempted to justify their absurd opinions through a variety of arguments, from religion to science, to history and culture. J. A. Roger's brilliant polemic From "Superman" to Man uncovers... Read Full Overview

A 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... Read Full Overview

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."

Joel Augustus Rogers (1880 -- 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,... Read Full Overview

Rogers' work was concerned with "the Great Black Man" theory of history. This theory presented history, specifically black history, as a mural of achievements by prominent black people. Rogers devoted a significant amount of his professional life to unearthing facts about... Read Full Overview

A fearless and penetrating discussion of America's Greatest Problem The most debated points of the race question as the relative mentality, physical and facial beauty, sex instinct, chastity, odor, truthfulness, health, honesty, of negro and Caucasian; as well as politics, the... Read Full Overview