From "Superman" to Man - Hardcover

Rogers, J. A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0960229442 ISBN 13: 9780960229444

Publisher: Wesleyan University Press, 1941

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

JOEL AUGUSTUS ROGERS (September 6, 1880–;March 26, 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, sociology and anthropology. He challenged prevailing ideas about race, demonstrated the connections between civilizations, and traced African achievements. He was one of the greatest popularizers of African history in the twentieth century. Rogers addresses issues such as the lack of scientific support for the idea of race, the lack of black history being told from a black person's perspective, and the fact of intermarriage and unions among peoples throughout history. A respected historian and gifted lecturer, Rogers was a close personal friend of the Harlem-based intellectual and activist Hubert Harrison. In the 1920s, Rogers worked as a journalist on the Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Enterprise, and he served as the first black foreign correspondent from the United States.

Review:

"A genuine treasure. I still insist that From 'Superman' to Man is the greatest book ever written in English on the Negro by a Negro and I am glad to know that increasing thousands of black and white readers re-echo the high opinion of it which I had expressed some years ago."―Hubert Henry Harrison

About this edition

• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Publication date: 1941
• ISBN 10: 0960229442
• ISBN 13: 9780960229444
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 132