The American Prejudice Against Color (eBook, ePUB) - Allen, William G.
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"Many persons having suggested that it would greatly subserve the Anti-slavery Cause in this country, to present to the public a concise narrative of my recent narrow escape from death, at the hands of an armed mob in America, a mob armed with tar, feathers, poles, and an empty barrel spiked with shingle nails, together with the reasons which induced that mob, I propose to give it. I cannot promise however, to write such a book as ought to be written to illustrate fully the bitterness, malignity, and cruelty, of American prejudice against color, and to show its terrible power in grinding into…mehr

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"Many persons having suggested that it would greatly subserve the Anti-slavery Cause in this country, to present to the public a concise narrative of my recent narrow escape from death, at the hands of an armed mob in America, a mob armed with tar, feathers, poles, and an empty barrel spiked with shingle nails, together with the reasons which induced that mob, I propose to give it. I cannot promise however, to write such a book as ought to be written to illustrate fully the bitterness, malignity, and cruelty, of American prejudice against color, and to show its terrible power in grinding into the dust of social and political bondage, the hundreds of thousands of so-called free men and women of color of the North. This bondage is, in many of its aspects, far more dreadful than that of the bona fide Southern Slavery, since its victims—many of them having emerged out of, and some of them never having been into, the darkness of personal slavery—have acquired a development of mind, heart, and character, not at all inferior to the foremost of their oppressors." William G. Allen (1820–1888) was an African-American academic, intellectual, and lecturer. For a time he co-edited The National Watchman, an abolitionist newspaper. While studying law in Boston he lectured widely on abolition, equality, and integration. He was then appointed a professor of rhetoric and Greek at New-York Central College. Meeting and falling in love with a white student, Mary King, the couple married in secret in 1853. This was the first legal marriage between a "colored" man and a Caucasian woman to take place in the United States.
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William G. Allen, often recognized for his seminal work 'The American Prejudice Against Color,' was a notable African-American scholar, educator, and abolitionist of the nineteenth century. His book, published in 1853, stands as a poignant critique of the racial bias prevalent in American society and an articulate appeal for civil rights and equality. Allen was born to a mixed-race couple and, due to his intelligence and perseverance, ascended the ranks of academia to become one of the first African-American college professors at New York Central College, McGrawville. His inter-racial relationship with a white student, Mary King, and their subsequent engagement, heightened his understanding and articulation of the societal prejudices facing people of color and mixed-race couples. As such, his writings keenly reflect the struggle for recognition and affirmation in a society rife with discrimination. Allen's book is not merely a reflection of personal tribulation but is also an early intellectual exploration of the constructs of race and color in America. It profoundly impacted the abolitionist movement and informed the broader discourse on race and equality. Although not as widely recognized as other figures of his time, Allen's contributions to literature and the struggle for civil rights continue to resonate with scholars and activists to date.