| Miscegenation; The Theory of the Blending of the Races, Applied to the American White Man and Negro. Reprinted from the New York Edition Contributor(s): Anonymous (Author), Group, Books (Author), General Books (Created by) |
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ISBN: 1151358002 ISBN-13: 9781151358004 Publisher: General Books OUR PRICE: $14.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2012 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
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| Physical Information: 0.05" H x 7.44" W x 9.69" (0.14 lbs) 24 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1864. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... Caucasian, had all the qualifications which 'would fit him to be the companion of his white brother. XX. AN OMEN. The statue of Liberty, which has just crowned the capitol at "Washington, stands as a symbol of the future American of this continent. It was meet and proper that while slavery exercised its baneful sway at the seat of Government, that the great dome of the capitol should have been unfinished, and that the figure of Liberty should not have unveiled its awful form upon the topmost summit. The maker of that statue has "builded better than he knew." In order to insure it against the storms and variable temperature of a Yirginia atmosphere, it has been washed with an acid which has caused a slight oxidation, producing a rich and uniform bronze tint, which no rains can discolour and no sun bleach. When the traveller approaches the city of magnificent distances, the seat of what is destined to be the greatest and most beneficent power on earth, the first object that will strike his eye will be the figure of Liberty surmounting the capitol; not white, symbolizing but one race, nor black, typifying another, but a statue representing the composite race, whose sway will extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, from the equator to the north pole--the Miscegens of the future. CONCLUSIONS. In the preceding pages the author has endeavoured to make plain the following propositions: -- 1. That as by the teaching of science, religion, and democracy, the whole human race is of one family, it follows that there should be no distinction in political or social rights, on account of colour, race, or nativity, in a republic. 2. That the doctrine of human brotherhood should be accepted in its entirety in the United States, and that it implies the right of whi... |