 No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren talents equal to those of the other colors of men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded condition of their...  The Atlantic Monthly - Page 701863Full view - About this book
 | Ashley Montagu - Biography & Autobiography - 1997 - 308 pages
...praising the latter's almanac, Jefferson wrote, No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren,...and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded condition of their existence, both in Africa and America. . . ."" In the same... | |
 | Arthur D. Austin - Law - 1998 - 235 pages
...source of racism and exclusion. Thomas Jefferson authored the white man's manifesto by demanding proof "that nature has given to our black brethren talents equal to those of the other colors of men." Williams sees slavery as robbing Blacks of a sense of self. "The black slave experience was that of... | |
 | Will W. Allen - Biography & Autobiography - 1998 - 88 pages
...instant, and for the almanac it contained. Nobody wishes more than I do, to see such proofs as you exhibit that nature has given to our black brethren talents equal to the other colors of men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded... | |
 | Michael Rosen - Grandmothers - 1999 - 114 pages
...19th instant and for the Almanac it contained. No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren...and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded conditions of their existence, both in Africa and America." (From a 1791 letter... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - History - 1999 - 676 pages
...official surveyor of the District of Columbia - "No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren,...men, and that the appearance of a want of them is oiving merely to the degraded condition of their existence, both in Africa & America. " 1x.io To the... | |
 | Earl Arnett, Robert J. Brugger, Edward C. Papenfuse - History - 1999 - 672 pages
..."Nobody wishes more than l do. "Jeffeison quickly and ambiguously replied. "to see such proofs as you exhibit. that nature has given to our black brethren. talents equal to those of the other colois of men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded conditron... | |
 | Mia Bay - African Americans - 2000 - 300 pages
...Jefferson's reply was cordial. He wrote Banneker, "Nobody wishes more than I do to see proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren, talents equal to those of other colors of men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded condition... | |
 | Jeffrey F. Meyer - Religion - 2001 - 382 pages
...almanac he had produced, Jefferson replied: "No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren,...men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owning merely to the degraded condition of their existence, both in Africa and America."70 And to Henri... | |
 | Paul Finkelman - History - 316 pages
...proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given our black brethren, talents equal to those of other colours of men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owing to the degraded condition of their existence in Africa and America."136 Nearly two decades later, Jefferson... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson, Jerry Holmes - Biography & Autobiography - 2002 - 376 pages
...19th instant and for the Almanac it contained. No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren,...and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded condition of their existence, both in Africa & America. I can add with truth,... | |
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