The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1883-01-21
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History Of The Negro Rnee II America


III" "oth pc"ii'e 'hc"ooNeuUic Mr'nbohoh
W. WILLIAMS. VINO Is. II appears. graduate Oh
the theoiog'cai seminary nj Newton MASS
ana was the iirst colored member OF tho ONO
Legislature has undertaken to throw light on
the present situation and prospects OF the
coiored element OF our population by a careful
study OF tho conditions under whicn slave
ihpor was introduced IN the American colonies
OF Great Britain. ana was subsequently ems
ployed in our southern states. The hrst
volume OF his book. which IL now published by
tho Putnnms. begins with review OF the moral.
intellectual. ana social traits which aro as
serted by travellers 70 chnrnrtcrize The black
man IN MS african nome. ana proceeds TO set
forth the history OF the colorcd people In this
country uowh 10 the adoption OF the Federal
constitution by which the institution OF
slavery was practically recognized Inc con.
'!uuihg volume VIII open with the year ioOO.
ana pring inc story OF the negro race IN the
united states through the civil war ana recon-
Nruction period down To the present day.
inc author OF thiS DOCK mas SHOWN remark
i''e INDUSTRY IN inc co'i'"''on OF MS materials
ma considerable literary Skin IN the arrange
mont Oh MS hnrrauVc' MS u'ctioh SHOWS
'ehdehcy 10 DompaSt anu peuhhtry' anu u IL
onen incorrect; ye' IN these respects IL Is less
open 10 cehSurc thah inc majority Oh specchcs
when are printed III VI" r,'Jre""Dhdf hec""
Many n Congressman might prohtaDlv go 10
school - this colored historian. as regards both
me substance ana FORM oil his discourse. the
possession OF something to say. AMI the ca
pacity oil SAVING IL. Ih's ~ not toaVer tha' MT
Williams would not 40 well 10 senu'ousiy up
ply himse'f 10 inc imbroVeiheht OF MS styie
Tor the literary standard OF the House OF hep-
resentatives. or for that matter. OF the Senate
Is not u h'Sh one anu many OF w" most copl-
Gus anu ihhu"htiaI Sicechhakers Ill Tue feu-
erai Legislature wou'h unaucstionaply starvo
IL they hah 20 earn their bread by writing Tor
the newspapers
IL was sc"rcciy worth whiie for the author To
devote portion OF His space to what he terms
preliminary considerations OF such topics rs
inc unity OF mankind. or primitive negro
CIVILIZATION. or the negro IN the lisht OF PM
iology, cthnoloSy, and Esyptology." The prob
lens mere suggested a'e not yet ripe Tor soln-
ton AT tho hands ot even the most accomplish
81 specialists III partlcu'ar helds OF sciehtihc
INQUIRY, ana Mr. Williams does not SHOW him-
sell qualified to state their terms correctly. 1t
Is doubtful. also. whether tho narratives OF the
lew travellers VINO nave penetrated lar into the
interior OF Africa contain material enough for
framing "a definite ana trustworthy conception
oil the negro race rs II exists IN It's native seats
Not one OF the English or American observers
who havn pierced deeply the dark continent
neither Livingstone. nor Cameron. nor Stanley
""' ''"'pct'"' ''"ho'S'H' vi '"''o'"s'S''
'"" 'ho "oin u"h" Wy "or"i"h INCONSISTENCIES
nus "''', 'o''''n"" ''' w, must p"'l 10 'he Oh"
."'" "nd ''' o'"uah We s"''i not thoreiore'
".'ocl ,'o i'aiof ,''nn'io' u 'hose chapters
OF this book which deal with questions that the
author was scarcely prepared to treat even in
tho most cursory way. But the real aim OF the
oooh-"h account oi the 'htrohnrtoh ana oe-
'o'op'i,n' %, Ills hos'o lace III tn's country
was w''''a 'no cothP'S' VI '"e author attain
moh'' "'i '"'''.'cs' aho he WI" ID iouhu 10
nave '"'ft ~, o"' MS purpose III creu''ap'e
.hSiio"' he mas oN"'h'hso " ere". nuhiper Vi
aoc""'e"'s os"t'ns On ''' co'oh'al history Oh
'",'.'' "'i nc '',hIs o"t nov IL" '"S'r uct''e
"nu '".o'c'''"s iao'e' WIN rc,orohcc a'so W
''o p"r' 'ahoh py .''sroes III .nc revolutionary
wal Ills roHc"rchcs nave cn"oieu MN 10 give
US s'nic now anu V"uape Information oh