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List of most recent chapters published for the History of the Negro Race in America novel. A total of 159 chapters have been translated and the release date of the last chapter is Apr 02, 2024
Latest Release: Chapter 1 : History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.by George W. Williams.VOLUME I.16
History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.by George W. Williams.VOLUME I.1619 TO 1800.PREFACE.I was requested to deliver an oration on the Fourth of July, 1876, at Avondale, O. It being the one-hundredth birthday of the American Republic, I d
- 59 "SIR,--I thank you sincerely for your letter of the 19th instant, and for the almanac it contained. n.o.body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that Nature has given to our black brethren talents equal to those of the other colors o
- 58 He was careful in the little affairs of life as well as in the great matters. He kept record of all his business transactions, literary and domestic. The following extracts from his Account Book exhibit his love for detail."'Sold on the 2nd of April, 17
- 57 [605] Works of Hamilton, vol. vii. p. 191.[606] Sparks's Was.h.i.+ngton, vol. viii. pp. 431,432.[607] Sparks's Was.h.i.+ngton, vol. viii, Appendix, p. 544.[608] U.S. Statutes at large, vol. viii, pp. 54, 57.[609] Ibid., pp. 80, 83.[610] U.S. Statutes at
- 56 "I enclose a copy of an order, which I have given out to prevent the carrying away any negroes or other property of the American inhabitants."[607]It is clear, that notwithstanding the Act of the Ma.s.sachusetts Legislature, and in the face of the law o
- 55 "_By Order of the Board_."In accordance with the order of the Legislature, made on the 24th of June, the president of the Board of War, Samuel P. Savage, wrote a letter to the Ma.s.sachusetts delegates in Congress, dated "War Office June 29th 1779," c
- 54 The Continental Congress, Nov. 25, 1775, pa.s.sed a resolution recommending the several colonial legislatures to establish courts that should give jurisdiction to courts, already in existence, to dispose of "cases of capture." In fact, and probably in l
- 53 Significant indeed that a Negro was the first to open the hostilities between Great Britain and the colonies,--the first to pour out his blood as a precious libation on the altar of a people's rights; and that here, at Bunker Hill, when the crimson and f
- 52 [543] Force's American Archives, 5th Series, vol. i p. 486.[544] During a few months of study in New-York City, I came across the above in the library of the N.Y. Hist. Soc.[545] Schloezer's Briefwechsel, vol. iv. p. 365.[546] An Historical Research (Li
- 51 Upon his return to America, Col. Laurens again espoused his favorite and cherished plan of securing black levies for the South. But surrounded and hindered by the enemies of the country he so dearly loved, and for the honor and preservation of which he gl
- 50 "The policy of our arming slaves is in my opinion a moot point, unless the enemy set the example. For, should we begin to form battalions of them, I have not the smallest doubt, if the war is to be prosecuted, of their following us in it, and justifying
- 49 "PROTEST AGAINST ENLISTING SLAVES TO SERVE IN THE ARMY."We, the subscribers, beg leave to dissent from the vote of the lower house, ordering a regiment of negroes to be raised for the Continental service, for the following reasons, viz.: "1st. Because,
- 48 To the evidence already produced as to the indiscriminate employment of Negroes as soldiers in the American army, the observations of a foreign officer are added. Under date of the 23d of October, 1777, a Hessian officer wrote:[544]-- "From here to Sprin
- 47 "_Agreed_ that they be rejected altogether"In his General Orders, issued from headquarters on the 12th of November, 1775, Was.h.i.+ngton said,-- "Neither negroes, boys unable to bear arms, nor old men unfit to endure the fatigues of the campaign, are t
- 46 "21. _Resolved_, That it is the opinion of this meeting, that this and the other a.s.sociating colonies should break off all trade, intercourse, and dealings with that colony, province, or town, which shall decline, or refuse to agree to, the plan which
- 45 The home government thought it wise to build up Georgia out of white men, who could develop its resources, and bear arms in defence of British possessions along an extensive border exposed to a pestiferous foe. But the Board of Trade soon found this an im
- 44 The instructions against the importation of slaves were in harmony with the feelings of the great majority of the people. They felt that slavery would be a hinderance rather than a help to them, and in the selection of servants chose white ones. If the cu
- 43 THE GEOGRAPHICAL SITUATION OF NORTH CAROLINA FAVORABLE TO THE SLAVE TRADE.--THE LOCKE CONSt.i.tUTION ADOPTED.--WILLIAM SAYLE COMMISSIONED GOVERNOR.--LEGISLATURE CAREER OF THE COLONY.--THE INTRODUCTION OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH OF ENGLAND INTO THE COLONY.-
- 42 The above section was re-enacted into another law, containing forty-three sections, pa.s.sed on the 23d of February, 1722. Virginia declared that children should follow the condition of their mothers, but never pa.s.sed a law in any respect like unto this
- 41 [469] Ibid., vol. iv. p. 471.[470] Ibid., vol. iv. pp. 415, 416.[471] R.I. Col. Recs., vol. v. pp. 72, 73.[472] R.I. Col. Recs., vol vi. pp. 64, 65.[473] R.I. Col. Recs., vol. vii. pp. 251, 252.[474] American Annals, vol ii. pp. 107,155, 156, 184, and 265
- 40 "Be it enacted by the General a.s.sembly of this colony, and by the authority of the same it is enacted, that no mulatto or negro slave, shall be hereafter manumitted, discharged or set free, or at liberty, until sufficient security be given to the town
- 39 So in nine years there had been no Negro slaves imported into the colony; that in 1696 fourteen had been sold to the colonists for between thirty pounds and thirty-five pounds apiece; that this was the only time a vessel direct from the coast of Africa ha
- 38 CHAPTER XIX.THE COLONY OF RHODE ISLAND.1647-1775.COLONIAL GOVERNMENT IN RHODE ISLAND, MAY, 1647.--AN ACT Pa.s.sED TO ABOLISH SLAVERY IN 1652, BUT WAS NEVER ENFORCED.--AN ACT SPECIFYING WHAT TIMES INDIAN AND NEGRO SLAVES SHOULD NOT APPEAR IN THE STREETS.--
- 37 "Whereas many persons of this Colony doe for their necessary use purchase negroe seruants, and often times the sayd seruants run away to the great wronge, damage and disapoyntment of their masters and owners, for prevention of which for [221] the future,
- 36 [418] McSherry's Hist. of Maryland, p. 86.[419] Freedom and Bondage, vol. i. p. 249.[420] McMahon's Hist. of Maryland, vol. i. p. 274.[421] The following form was used for a long time in Maryland for binding out a servant.This Indenture _made the ---- d
- 35 CHAPTER XVI.THE COLONY OF MARYLAND.1634-1775.MARYLAND UNDER THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA UNTIL 1630.--FIRST LEGISLATION ON THE SLAVERY QUESTION IN 1637-38.--SLAVERY ESTABLISHED BY STATUTE IN 1663.--THE DISCUSSION OF SLAVERY.--AN ACT Pa.s.sED ENCOURAGING THE IMPOR
- 34 "_Provided_ allways that nothing in this act contained shall extend to subject to the Penalties aforesaid the Masters, Mariners, Owners or Freighters of any such Vessel or Vessels, as before the said Tenth Day of April next shall have sailed from any Por
- 33 "Thus, by enacting such a law, in process of time will the blacks become free; or, if the Honorable House of Representatives shall think of a more eligible method, we shall be heartily glad of it. But whether you can justly take away or free a negro from
- 32 [354] Sparks's Was.h.i.+ngton, vol iii. p. 288.[355] Ibid., vol. iii. pp. 297, 298.[356] Armistead's A Tribute to the Negro, pp. 460, 461.[357] Dougla.s.s, vol. ii. p. 345, note.[358] Hildreth, vol. ii. p. 426.[359] Pearce _vs._ Lisle, Ambler, 76.[360]
- 31 [309] Ibid.[310] Slavery in Ma.s.s., p. 61.[311] Hildreth, vol. ii. pp. 269, 270.[312] Drake's Boston, p. 574.[313] Spectator, No. 215, Nov. 6, 1711.[314] Slavery in Ma.s.s., p. 64.[315] "In the inventory of the estate of Samuel Morgaridge, who died in
- 30 [270] Ibid., p. 258.[271] Slavery in Ma.s.s., p. 9.[272] Ma.s.s. Hist Coll., vol. iv. 4th Series, p. 333, _sq._ [273] Mr. Bancroft (Centenary Edition, vol. i. p. 137) says, "The earliest importation of Negro slaves into New England was made in 1637, from
- 29 "_Perfecta servitus paenae, non potest jure loc.u.m habere, nisi ex delicto gravi quod ultimum supplicium aliquo modo meretur: quia Libertas ex naturali aestimatione proxime accedit ad vitam ipsam, & eidem a multis praeferri solet._ "Ames. Cas. Confc. L
- 28 Mr. Adams replied as follows:-- "Now. _En mesure le manner_. The testator intended plainly that his negro should have his liberty and a legacy; therefore the law will presume that he intended his executor should do all that without which he could have ne
- 27 They were not allowed in numbers greater than three, and then, if not in the service of some white person, were liable to be arrested, and sent to the House of Correction."The slave was the property of his master as much as his ox or his horse; _he had n
- 26 Slavery grew. There was no legal obstacle in its way. It had the sanction of the law, as we have already shown, and what was better still, the sympathy of public sentiment. The traffic in slaves appears to have been more an object in Boston than at any pe
- 25 "Mr. Pierce, in the Salem s.h.i.+p, the Desire, returned from the West Indies after seven months. He had been at Providence, and brought some cotton, and tobacco, and negroes, &c., from thence, and salt from Tertugos.... Dry fish and strong liquors are t
- 24 [222] Hildreth, vol. i. p. 441; also Hol. Doc., III. p. 351.[223] Annals of Albany, vol. ii. pp. 55-60.[224] O'Callaghan, p. 353. N.Y. Col. Docs., vol. ii, pp. 368, 369.[225] Brodhead, vol. i. p. 697.[226] Brodhead, vol. i. p. 746.[227] Ibid., vol. i. p.
- 23 On the 19th of June the lieutenant-governor issued a proclamation of freedom to all who would "confess and discover" before the 1st of July. Several Indians were in the prison, charged with conspiracy. The confessions and discoveries were numerous. Ever
- 22 A misguided zeal and an inordinate desire of conquest had led the Legislature to appropriate ten thousand pounds sterling toward an expedition to effect the conquest of Canada. Acadia had just fallen into the hands of Gov. Francis Nicholson without firing
- 21 [203] Ibid., vol. iv. pp. 133, 134.[204] Ibid., vol. iv, p. 133.[205] Ibid., vol. vii. p. 95; and vol. vi. p. 533.[206] Ibid., vol. iv. p. 131.[207] Ibid., vol. iii. p. 87.[208] Campbell, p. 529.[209] Burk, vol. ii. Appendix, p. xiii.[210] Foot's Sketche
- 20 [153] Hening, vol. i. p. 396. [154] Ibid., vol. ii. p. 283. [155] Campbell, p. 160; also Bacons Rebellion. [156] Hening, vol. ii. pp. 490, 491. [157] Ibid., vol. ii. p. 260; see, also, vol. iii. p. 460. [158] Ibid., vol. iii. p. 333. [159] Hening, vol. ii
- 19 in the colony, and a great hinderance to "the importation of slaves, and thereby lessens the fund arising upon the duties upon slaves."[176] The reduction was made in May, 1760; and, under additional pressure, the additional duty on imported slaves to b
- 18 The Negro of this country can turn to his Saxon brothers and say, as Joseph said to his brethren who wickedly sold him, "As for you, ye meant it unto evil but G.o.d meant it unto good; that we, after learning your arts and sciences, might return to Egypt
- 17 [111] Edward W. Blyden, L.L.D., president of Liberia College, a West Indian, is a scholar of marvellous erudition, a writer of rare abilities, a subtle reasoner, a preacher of charming graces, and one of the foremost Negroes of the world. He is himself th
- 16 The servants of Christ saw, at the earliest moment of the conception to build a black government in Africa, that the banner of the cross must wave over the new colony, if good were to be expected. The Methodist Church, with characteristic zeal and aggress
- 15 IMPORTS The same trade-returns show that the imports of African produce from the West Coast into Great Britain have been as follows. The "official value" is given before 1856, after that date the "computed real value"is given.Official value, 1851-55 .
- 14 "_Matta-b.i.+.c.ho_ is a bunda compound meaning _kill-worm_; the natives supposing that their entrails are tormented by a small worm, which it is necessary to kill with raw spirits.From the frequency of their demand, it would seem to be the worm that eve
- 13 A WAR SONG."I go in front. I fear not death. I am not afraid. If I die, I will take my blood to bathe my head."The man who fears nothing marches always in front, and is never hit by the murderous ball. The coward hides himself behind a bush, and is kill
- 12 "'Can a man contend with G.o.d? Who fears death? Let us die undisturbed, and be at rest forever,' they answered."Brave, faithful, loyal souls! They were, poor fellows, surrendering themselves to the benumbing influences of a listlessness and fatal ind
- 11 [82] Uncivilized Races of Men, vol. i. p. 94.[83] Through the Dark Continent, vol. i. p. 344 _sq._; also vol. ii.pp. 87, 88.[84] Livingstone's Zambesi, pp. 613-617.[85] Uncivilized Races of Men, vol. i. p. 146.[86] Ashango Land, pp 290, 291.[87] Uncivili
- 10 "It is remarkable that the power of resistance under calamity, or, as some would say, adaptation for a life of servitude, is peculiar only to certain tribes on the continent of Africa. Climate cannot be made to account for the fact that many would pine i
- 9 But the Negro is not beyond the influences of civilization and Christianization. Hundreds of thousands have perished in the cruel swamps of Africa; hundreds of thousands have been devoured by wild beasts of the forests; hundreds of thousands have perished
- 8 Asim was a province tributary to the Ashantee empire. Two of the chiefs of Asim became insubordinate, gave offence to the king, and then fled into the country of the Fantis, one of the most numerous and powerful tribes on the Gold Coast. The Fantis promis
- 7 CHAPTER IV.NEGRO KINGDOMS OF AFRICA.BENIN: ITS LOCATION.--ITS DISCOVERY BY THE PORTUGUESE.--INTRODUCTION OF THE CATHOLIC RELIGION.--THE KING AS A MISSIONARY,--HIS FIDELITY TO THE CHURCH PURCHASED BY WHITE WIFE.--DECLINE OF RELIGION.--INTRODUCTION OF SLAVE
- 6 [33] Strabo, vol. I. p. 60.[34] It is not wise, to say the least, for intelligent Negroes in America to seek to drop the word "Negro." It is a good, strong, and healthy word, and ought to live. It should be covered with glory: let Negroes do it.[35] Jou
- 5 There seems to be a great deal of ignorance and confusion in the use of the word "Negro;"[27] and about as much trouble attends the proper cla.s.sification of the inhabitants of Africa. In the preceding chapter we endeavored to prove, not that Ham and C
- 4 In the Gospel of Luke we read this remarkable historical statement: "And as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus."[10] By referring to
- 3 MILITARY EMPLOYMENT OF NEGROES.1775-1780.The Colonial States in 1715.--Ratification of the Non-Importation Act by the Southern Colonies.--George Was.h.i.+ngton presents Resolutions against Slavery, in a Meeting at Fairfax Court-House, Va.--Letter written
- 2 CHAPTER XVI.THE COLONY OF MARYLAND.1634-1775.Maryland under the Laws of Virginia until 1630.--First Legislation on the Slavery Question in 1637-38--Slavery established by Statute in 1663--The Discussion of Slavery.--An Act pa.s.sed encouraging the Importa
- 1 History of the Negro Race in America From 1619 to 1880.by George W. Williams.VOLUME I.1619 TO 1800.PREFACE.I was requested to deliver an oration on the Fourth of July, 1876, at Avondale, O. It being the one-hundredth birthday of the American Republic, I d