The Progress and Intelligence of Americans: Collateral Proof of Slavery, From the First to the Eleventh Chapter of Genesis, as Founded on Organic Law; And From the Fact of Christ Being a Caucasian, Ow - Hardcover

M. T. Wheat

9780331688696: The Progress and Intelligence of Americans: Collateral Proof of Slavery, From the First to the Eleventh Chapter of Genesis, as Founded on Organic Law; And From the Fact of Christ Being a Caucasian, Ow

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ISBN 10: 0331688697 ISBN 13: 9780331688696

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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A controversial 19th‑century argument linking nature, race, and social order to slavery

This nonfiction work presents a sweeping, lettered case that the human races are divided by an organic law observed in creation. It uses biblical interpretation to claim that the Caucasian group holds a primary role in history and politics, and that slavery is a legally sanctioned, progressive institution. The volume also discusses the potential spread of slave labor to tropical regions and how such a system could shape economics, territory, and governance.

The book frames slavery as a natural, divinely ordered system, and it lays out a sequence of ideas about race, labor, and civilization. It weaves historical context, theological reasoning, and geographic speculation to argue for a specific path of progress through slavery and territorial expansion.

Explains a framework that classifies races and ties them to stages of creation and reproduction.
Connects biblical verses to arguments for institutionalized labor and social order.
Discusses the idea of expanding slave labor into tropical regions and new territories.
Considers economic, political, and moral implications of such a system for different regions.

Ideal for readers studying historical justifications of slavery and 19th‑century debates on race, law, and progress.

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