Lectures and Addresses on the Negro in the South (Classic Reprint) PDF Download

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Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780332886992
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Excerpt from Lectures and Addresses on the Negro in the South We are confronted today by the stubborn fact of some ten mil lions of negroes, who are increasing rather than dying out; who are an important factor in the economic life of America, and particularly of the South; who thus far have not proved assim ilable, either politically or socially - and who, therefore, consti tute a problem. As Southern men, we may well take counsel of ourselves, as to our attitude and responsibilities toward these peo ple and toward the problems created by their presence. Toward a great many human questions I may say that I am fatalistic, rather than sentimental, in my attitude. It is rather the practical aspects of history which appeal to me. I see no di vine plan in the bringing of the negro race to America. I have the utmost respect for those who hold to such a belief. But I cannot share it. I think the case was simply one of a strong people enslaving a weaker, for purely selfish but wholly normal economic purposes. This View serves only to increase the burden of responsibility resting upon the shoulders and the conscience of the white man. I have heard it argued that this contention of present white responsibility based upon the fact of slavery is un sound; that the damages are too remote. A knowledge of the history of the'origin of negro slavery in America suggests that nothing is clear-er or more direct than this responsibility. It is a responsibility which embraces every one of the great maritime powers of Europe in the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth cen turies; England, Spain, France, Portugal and Holland. And most surely it rests also upon America, and bears most heavily upon those of us who are closest to the burden. What are the salient facts of the case? About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.