He stated that the origins of the race problem had never been adequately examined or discussed.
In this book, Rogers examined the origins of racial hierarchy and the color problem. His pamphlet Five Negro Presidents provided what he said was evidence that some 19th- and 20th-century presidents of the United States had partially black ancestry. Rogers' theories about race, sex and color can be found in his books Nature Knows No Color-Line (this book), World's Great Men of Color. He was one of the earliest popularizers of African and African-American history in the 20th century. He challenged prevailing ideas about scientific racism and the social construction of race, demonstrated the connections between civilizations, and traced achievements of ethnic Africans, including some with mixed European ancestry. His research spanned the academic fields of history, sociology and anthropology. He became interested in the history of African Americans in the United States. After settling in the United States in 1906, he lived in Chicago and then New York City. One of eleven children, he was the son of mixed-race parents who were a minister and schoolteacher. Joel Augustus Rogers (1880/3 1966) was a Jamaican-American author, journalist, and historian who contributed to the history of Africa and the African diaspora. This book will make sure oversight more difficult. Care must be taken that the Negro isn t given the usual treatment in this history. on which 1,000 of the world s leading historians are working. The United Nations has announced a History of Mankind, going back to 300,000 B.C. From the blurb Nature Knows no Color-Line comes at the right moment. Rogers, all rights reserved, first edition of 2,000 copies, second edition 3,000 copies. Rogers, 37 Morningside Avenue, New York 26, N. Beauty, though wild fantastic ape, who dost in every country change thy shape, here black, here brown, here tawny and there white - Abraham Cowley 1618-1677 Thou are white and I am black but day must join with night to bring forth the dawn and the twilight which are more beautiful than they Victor Hugo J. Rogers, author - From Superman to Man Sex and Race World s Great Men of Color etc, etc. Nature Knows No Color-Line Research into the Negro Ancestry in the White Race by J.
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