100 amazing facts about the Negro, with complete proof : a short cut to the world history of the Negro

Classic collection of black history and trivia First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers' columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley's popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items from Rogers's research. The feature began in the Pittsburgh Courier in November 1934 and ran through the 1960s. White supremacy-busting facts that ran in the black publication the Pittsburgh Courier, written by the renowned African American author and journalist.First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers'columns from the syndicated newspaper feature titled Your History. Patterned after the look of Ripley's popular Believe It or Not the multiple vignettes in each episode recount short items from Rogers's research. The feature began in the Pittsburgh Courier in November 1934 and ran through the 1960s.“I have been intrigued by this book, and by its author, since I first encountered it as a student in an undergraduate survey course in African-American history at Yale... Sometimes, [Rogers] was astonishingly accurate; at other times, he seems to have been tripping a bit, shall we say.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., The Root“Rogers made great contribution to publishing and distributing little know African history facts through books and pamphlets such as 100 Amazing Facts About the Negro with Complete Proof and The Five Negro Presidents... The common thread in Roger's research was his unending aim to counter white supremacist propaganda that prevailed in segregated communities across the United States against people of African descent.” —Black History Heroes Quiz 100 Amazing Facts The Arts Ancient Civilizations Illiteracy and Intelligence Exploration Science and Invention Jews and Ethiopians Medicine Politics Race-Mixing Religion Rulers Slavery Sports Warfare--Commanders Warfare--Men Miscellaneous Proof Answers to Quiz The Arts Ancient Civilizations Illiteracy and Intelligence Exploration Science and Invention Jews and Ethiopians Medicine Politics Race-Mixing Religion Rulers Slavery Sports Warfare--Commanders Warfare--Men Miscellaneous Other Outstanding Facts of Negro Progress Congressional Medal Winner - Photo of Henry N. George A Truth Suppressed for 333 Years..."Nature Knows No Color-Line" Advertisement Boulanger (G.R.) H.C. Exclaves a vendre -- Slaves for sale. Excerpts from some of the thousands of comments and letters on the work of J.A. Rogers "Sex and Race" The Voyage of the Sable Venus from Angola, West Africa, to the West Indies, escorted by a White Neptune and a nimbus of white Cupids. Painted by T. Stothard in 1818. On World's Great Men of Color From Superman to Man What some leading white people have said "Sex and Race" "Africa's Gift to America" Haile's gold medal awarded to Rogers "Nature Knows No Color-Line" excerpt Four pages of b&w pictures come before the Title Page. The title page is counted as page 1, so the first page of text is p. 3. The book is set up in a question and answer format. The "Quiz," a collection of seven questions, is the first section. Following that are the "100 Amazing Facts" of the title, p. 3-15. They are divided into various subject areas. On p. 15-43 is the proof section, where Rogers substantiates his facts. The same subdivisions are used as in the facts section. Following that are various additional facts, pictures, and articles listed in more detail in the "table of contents" section below. Please note, the book itself does NOT have a printed table of contents section. The "Table of Contents" below was compiled from the book's subheadings. Cover Title Copyright QUIZ 100 AMAZING FACTS THE ARTS ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS ILLITERACY AND INTELLIGENCE EXPLORATION SCIENCE AND INVENTION JEWS AND ETHIOPIANS MEDICINE POLITICS RACE-MIXING RELIGION RULERS SLAVERY SPORTS WARFARE — COMMANDERS WARFARE — MEN MISCELLANEOUS PROOF ANSWERS TO QUIZ THE ARTS ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS ILLITERACY AND INTELLIGENCE EXPLORATION SCIENCE AND INVENTION JEWS AND ETHIOPIANS MEDICINE POLITICS RACE-MIXING RELIGION RULERS SLAVERY SPORTS WARFARE — COMMANDERS WARFARE — MEN MISCELLANEOUS "There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Shakespeare