100 Amazing Facts about the Negro with Complete Proof: A Short Cut to the World History of the Negro

by J.A. Rogers and Helga Rogers

Book Overview

Classic collection of black history and triviaFirst published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian Joel Augustus Rogers' columns from the syndicated newspaper... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1614274444
• ISBN13: 9781614274445
• Release Date: July 2013
• Publisher: Martino Fine Books
• Length: 68 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Never received my book.

Ordered book May 28, today is June 22nd and still have not received…

Broaden my view of history

WOW! This book has provided a completely different perspective on history for me. There is so much that I did not know. The fact that this information is not made available in public schools is a huge disservice to us all. The title alone will prevent so many people from looking inside which will be a huge mistake on their part. This book is full of history that effects us all: black, white, brown, red, yellow- all the flippn colors of the rainbow. It is truly amazing. After I read a few excerpts to my mother she was astounded and asked to borrow my copy until her's arrived. The first copy of this book I purchased for myself in April; and the other two copies I purchased in May. I sent one to my mother and mailed the other one to my uncle in California. I have added sevel other books by this author to my wish list. One of the best aspects of this book is the references to libraries; articles; ect and a few pictures. Buy this book; you will not be disappointed

A Must for your Personal Library

J.A. Rogers was ahead of his time. Most libraries do not carry this book. You will want to have all his books in your personal library. Rogers gives you a great to think and talk about.

Concise, precise, illuminating, celebrational: a must-have

"2. Benjamin Banneker, a Negro astronomer, made the first clock made in America in 1754..."3. The word 'coffee' comes from Caffa, Ethiopia, where it was first used and where it still grows wild..."5. The Negro arrived in the New World free from tuberculosis and syphillis or other venereal disease...Syphillis originated in Europe in 1494, when there was a great epidemic of it..."14. The Ganges, the sacred river of India, is named after an Ethiopian king of that name who conquered Asia as far as this river..."42. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States and father of the Declaration of Independence, was the father of a large number of mulatto children. His wife protested loud and long to no avail..."J.A. Rogers100 AMAZING FACTS ABOUTTHE NEGROWITH COMPLETE PROOF"Immensely entertaining and even more instructive. There is something new on almost every page, and you present it with the utmost effectiveness...a very competent job."H.L. Menckenon SEX AND RACEby J.A. RogersJ.A. Rogers has been an unsung hero of anthropology and African-American culture of the early to mid twentieth century in much the same way Paul Robeson's cultural legacy of the same time is today. The majority of his work, dating from the early 30s to the mid 1950s, is ironically ignored inverse proportion to the degree his conclusions are proven accurate.The beauty of this seventy-one page book, however, is the egoless nature of it all. A mental giant and world traveler, J.A. Rogers could have easily written several tomes the likes of which would be ignored by both the general public and the academic world, cutting off his nose in spite of his face for the benefit of proving the voluminous nature of his education and little else. 100 AMAZING FACTS is the exact opposite of this. "63. The word 'slave' was originally applied to white people. It comes from 'Slav', a Russian people captured by the Germans."66. In 1670, Virginia passed a law forbidding Negroes from buying white people...Free Negroes bought white people in such numbers in Louisiana that the state made a similar law in 1818."74. The Rock of Gibraltar, the symbol of stability, is named after a Negro ex-slave. It is a corruption of 'Gebal-Tarik' or 'The Mountain of Tarik'. Tarik, who was a Moor, captured the Rock which was then called Calpe, in 711 A.D. Later he conquered Southern Spain..."J.A. Rogers100 AMAZING FACTS ABOUTTHE NEGROWITH COMPLETE PROOFThe carefully, brilliantly chosen facts which make up the first half of the book are designed to be a combination of enlightening, surprising, disturbing, provocative, even paradigm shifting...yet simultaneously always entertaining. The second half consists of essentially his bibliography, where all of the proof of every fact can be found and authenticated. Perfect for everyone from teenagers (my father first gave me his copy when I was about twelve; I bought it for my fourteen year old son just recently) to interested adults to scholars

opens up the door to further research and study

Very easy to read list of interesting facts regarding black people with references. This opens up the door to further study because some of the things seem so fantastic that one may want to look up some of the items using the references provided.

Excellent reading for the youth of today

This book should be incorporated into the mainstream of our educational system. I am still amazed at how the truth to these facts aren't recognized or known by Americans today. For instance: Just last year it was acknowledged that Thomas Jefferson had decendants that were black. This book was written in the 50's, and on page 8, fact #42 it relates how he along with other slave owners during that time often had extramarital affairs with their slaves. This was written over 40 years ago and it's now coming to pass. Please read this book to experience the truth that has for so many years been underground.