Writings on Race: volume I. By Hinton Rowan Helper. One of the most influential anti-slavery books in pre-Civil War America, this book was written by a Southerner who not only opposed White Supremacy, but also clearly understood the relationship between race, civilization, political power, and demographics.
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Writings on Race: volume I. By Hinton Rowan Helper. One of the most influential anti-slavery books in pre-Civil War America, this book was written by a Southerner who not only opposed White Supremacy, but also clearly understood the relationship between race, civilization, political power, and demographics.
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AMAZING WORK BY A NATIVE OF THE SOUTH. HIS FACTS AND OPINIONS SEEM WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME. HE WAS OSTRACIZED FOR WHAT HE PRESENTED AT THE TIME. THIS GIVES A GREAT PICTURE OF THE STATE OF THE COUNTRY AT THE TIME BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR. MUST READING FOR THE ENTHUSIAST!