American Civilization and the Negro

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Excerpt from American Civilization and the Negro: The Afro-American in Relation to National Progress The value of a book, certainly its readable inter est, may depend as much upon method as upon matter. It will assist the reader, then, if at the beginning he may gain an idea of both. While presenting a continuous argument, the individual chapters are sufficiently complete in them selves to stand a separate reading. So with the Introduction and the different parts of the Appendix. The method of treatment and the nature of the subject have entailed occasional repetition of facts and arguments, which it is hoped may prove a convenience to the reader. The Introduction is a statement of general principles, forecasting the argument and evidence to follow. Chapter I is devoted to a zoological examination of man as an inhabitant of this world - just as we might study the lion or elephant. In Chapter II are discussed the forces with which man must struggle, and how he treats his fellow-man in that struggle. Chapter III shows that without exception there is a great deal of difference in the separate individuals composing the different races of mankind. Chapter IV is devoted to morals. The subject is continued from another angle in Chapter V, while some general principles of human development are discussed in Chapter VI. Chapter VII reviews the question of Negro slavery in America. In Chapter VIII we reach the crucial point in our study, - the presence of the colored man in the South and the effect of such presence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.