The Negro: What is His Ethnological Status? 2nd Ed.

A mid‑nineteenth‑century essay tackles the question of Black humanity through a strictly biblical lens, debating whether the “Negro” descends from Ham, from Adam and Eve, or occupies a separate place in divine creation. The author frames the work as an independent, fact‑based inquiry, deliberately avoiding contemporary political or abolitionist arguments and insisting that truth will emerge from Scripture and observable history.

The text proceeds by cataloguing physical traits traditionally assigned to “white” and “black” peoples, then applies a rigid hierarchy of creation that places humans beneath birds, fowls, and beasts. Readers who enjoy exploring the era’s racial theories will find the writer’s logical‑facts approach, the emphasis on biblical literalism, and the stark, unapologetic tone a vivid window into the mindset that shaped post‑Civil‑War discourse.