Clowes' articles appeared in The Times entitled Black America: a Study of the ex-Slave and his Master, and described the segregation then in place in the region, predicting that it could one day erupt in a civil war.
Artikel Clowes terbit dalam The Times berjudul Amerika Hitam: Studi dari mantan Budak dan Majikan, dan menggambarkan segregasi di wilayah tersebut, memprediksi bahwa suatu hari akan terjadi perang saudara .