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Book/Printed Material Evidence against the views of the abolitionists : consisting of physical and moral proofs, of the natural inferiority of the Negroes

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[ Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection copy ]

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Title

  • Evidence against the views of the abolitionists : consisting of physical and moral proofs, of the natural inferiority of the Negroes

Summary

  • Colfax discusses the racial inferiority of African Americans, in contradistinction to the arguments of the abolitionist. He says blacks and whites have different origins and that change in the current status of the African American will not change in his nature. He argues on the basis of physical distinctions (skin color and effect of climate upon it, skull structure, etc.) and mental distinctions that show African Americans to be closer to "lower" creatures than whites, and he opposes emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

Names

  • Colfax, Richard H.
  • Murray, Daniel Alexander Payne, 1852-1925, donor.
  • Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New-York : J. T. M. Bleakley, Publisher..., 1833.

Headings

  • -  Slavery--United States
  • -  Black race

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC tnb 2020-10-06 no edits (1 card)
  • -  LAC ecr 2020-10-13 review

Medium

  • 33 p. ; 21 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E449 .C69
  • E449 .C69 Copy 2 Another copy.
  • E449 .D16 vol. 24, no. 1 Another copy. "Negroes ethnologically considered" written in pencil at head of title. "The bequest of Daniel Murray, Washington, D.C., 1925" stamped on verso of t.p.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 11006103

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Credit Line: Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.

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Chicago citation style:

Colfax, Richard H, Daniel Alexander Payne Murray, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Evidence against the views of the abolitionists: consisting of physical and moral proofs, of the natural inferiority of the Negroes. New-York: J. T. M. Bleakley, Publisher, 1833. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/11006103/.

APA citation style:

Colfax, R. H., Murray, D. A. P., Joseph Meredith Toner Collection & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1833) Evidence against the views of the abolitionists: consisting of physical and moral proofs, of the natural inferiority of the Negroes. New-York: J. T. M. Bleakley, Publisher. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/11006103/.

MLA citation style:

Colfax, Richard H, et al. Evidence against the views of the abolitionists: consisting of physical and moral proofs, of the natural inferiority of the Negroes. New-York: J. T. M. Bleakley, Publisher, 1833. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/11006103/>.