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Miscegenation: The Theory Of The Blending Of The Races, Applied To The American White Man And Negro - Softcover

David Goodman Croly

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Miscegenation: The Theory Of The Blending Of The Races, Applied To The American White Man And Negro by David Goodman Croly. The work presents a polemical program asserting the unity of humankind and arguing that intermarriage between whites and blacks would strengthen the nation. It surveys physiological theories and historical anecdotes to claim that mixed races are superior and that pure stocks decline. It contends that miscegenation is essential to American progress, outlines a vision of a future in which white and black populations fuse into a composite humanity, and calls for social, political, and educational reforms to advance racial equality and integration. The essay also contends that religions and civilizations originate from darker peoples and that the blending of bloodlines is the path to a more perfect citizenry. It discusses public opinion, war, and the postbellum reconstruction, urging miscegenetic reform as central to national renewal and the realization of a universal brotherhood.

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