The Negro Is a Man; A Reply to Professor Charles Carroll's Book the Negro Is a Beast Or, in the Image of God (Paperback)

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. 1903. Excerpt: ... "That ye may be blameless and harmless, the Sons of God, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world." (Phil. 2:15.) From these Scriptures we learn: (1) That those who called upon the name of the Lord; (2) Those who believed in the name of Christ; (3) Those who are blameless (sinless); (4) Those that are without rebuke; (5) The spiritually pure and holy--are "the Sons of God"; (6) That those born of the flesh--the will of man--are not the Sons of God. The question is not, therefore, one of complexion--skin color; but of purity of heart, holiness of life. That they were white people is affirmed by P. C. This is not so, there being no white people on the earth till the birth of Japheth, who was born about one hundred years before the flood; and had no offspring till after the deluge. It is equally certain that they were not black. Ham, the first black child, being born, like Japheth, a century before the flood and having no offspring till after that cataclysm. It is absolutely certain that, so far as lineage is concerned, they were of the Seth line; and, therefore, were "colored people "--i.e., " red people." And, second, who were the " Daughters of Men "? The following Scripture will enable us to determine: " And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth and daughters were born unto them, that the Sons of God saw the Daughters of Men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose." (Gen. 6:1-2.) DEGREES Were they black women or negresses ? Such is P. C.'s position. That it is not true is certain; (1) There were no negroes in existence; (2) They were fair. If fair they were not negresses, or black; (3) They were Daughters of " Men;" and, therefore, not negresses, or " beasts." The quotation ab...