Ariel [ie Payne, Buckner Harrison] i eBiblio.com
The negro: What is his ethnological status Is he the progeny of Ham Is he a descendant of Adam and Eve Has he a soul Or is he a beast in God's nomenclature What is his status as fixed by God in creation What is his relation to the white race
186760010Cincinnati: published for the proprietor 1867. Second edition 12mo pp. 48; original green printed wrappers professionally mounted onto sturdy paper; old tape marks on wrappers; stitching perished text block secure in wrappers; very good. Buckner H. Payne 1799-1883 was a clergyman and prolific distributor of anti-Black literature. In this text he argues that negroes are not descended from Adam and Eve but Noah's son Ham who was cursed for looking upon his drunken father's nakedness. The curse of Ham was a common religious justification for the enslavement of Black people. Sabin 52270; Afro-Americana 7502 for the first edition of the same year. published for the proprietor unknown
Rulon-Miller Books · États-Unis230,00 $US≈ 194,60 €
