The negro Pew Author:Harvey Newcomb Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER II. Prejudice Against Color Examined : Color not the real ground of Prejudice. Reasons: 1. Nothing odious in the color ofbbck: 2. Color no ground of d... more »emerit: 3. Color no mark of egnty and Veracity—Fidelity- Courage and Bravery—Nobleness and Generosity—Industry— Cleanliness—Good nature, Humanity, Kindness, Hospitality— Gratitude—Reverence and Filial Piety—Modesty and Chastity —Patience and Capacity of Endurance: 4. This prejudice does not every where exist. True Cause : Caste. In the discussion of this subject, I shall endeavor to maintain the position that color is not the real ground of the prejudice which prevails so extensively, in this land, against that class of persons to whom God has given a dark skin. And, to establish this position, I submit to the careful attention and candid reflection of the reader, the following considerations: 1. There is nothing in itself odious in the color of black; nor in any of the intermediate colors, which form the numerous varieties of the human species, between black and white. This is evident from the fact, that no prejudice any where exists against these colors, except when they appear in the skin; no lady is despised, or regarded as less heautiful, because she attires herself in black, yellow, or any other color which her fancy chooses; and it is thought no disgrace, but often regarded as an ornament, even to possess black hair and black eyes. Why then should it be considered disgraceful to have a black sJcin 1 Can any better reason be given, than mere caprice, for the difference of feeling which exists towards a person with black hair or black eyes, and one with a black skin ? If not, the true cause of this feeling must be sought for in some thing else besides the color of the skin. 2. The color of the skin, with ...« less