The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race

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The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race by William Wells Brown.

Contents

• THE RISING SON;9
• PREFACE.11
• Publishers’ Note to the 13th Edition.12
• WELCOME TO “THE RISING SON.”13
• CONTENTS.15
• MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR.21
• CHAPTER I. THE ETHIOPIANS AND EGYPTIANS.37
• FOOTNOTES:44
• CHAPTER II. THE CARTHAGINIANS.45
• FOOTNOTES:56
• CHAPTER III. EASTERN AFRICA.57
• CHAPTER IV. CAUSES OF COLOR.66
• FOOTNOTES:69
• CHAPTER V. CAUSES OF THE DIFFERENCE IN FEATURES.71
• FOOTNOTES:75
• CHAPTER VI. CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES.76
• FOOTNOTES:80
• CHAPTER VII. THE ABYSSINIANS.81
• CHAPTER VIII. WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA.84
• FOOTNOTES:95
• CHAPTER IX. THE SLAVE-TRADE.96
• FOOTNOTE:103
• CHAPTER X. THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA.104
• CHAPTER XI. PROGRESS IN CIVILIZATION.108
• FOOTNOTE:111
• CHAPTER XII. HAYTI.112
• CHAPTER XIII. SUCCESS OF TOUSSAINT.119
• FOOTNOTE:125
• CHAPTER XIV. CAPTURE OF TOUSSAINT.126
• FOOTNOTE:132
• CHAPTER XV. TOUSSAINT A PRISONER IN FRANCE.133
• CHAPTER XVI. DESSALINES AS EMPEROR OF HAYTI.136
• FOOTNOTE:144
• CHAPTER XVII. WAR BETWEEN THE BLACKS AND MULATTOES OF HAYTI.145
• FOOTNOTE:155
• CHAPTER XVIII. CHRISTOPHE AS KING, AND PÉTION AS PRESIDENT OF HAYTI.156
• FOOTNOTE:161
• CHAPTER XIX. PEACE IN HAYTI, AND DEATH OF PÉTION.162
• CHAPTER XX. BOYER THE SUCCESSOR OF PÉTION IN HAYTI.168
• CHAPTER XXI. INSURRECTION, AND DEATH OF CHRISTOPHE.171
• FOOTNOTE:175
• CHAPTER XXII. UNION OF HAYTI AND SANTO DOMINGO.176
• CHAPTER XXIII. SOULOUQUE AS EMPEROR OF HAYTI.180
• CHAPTER XXIV. GEFFRARD AS PRESIDENT OF HAYTI.182
• CHAPTER XXV. SALNAVE AS PRESIDENT OF HAYTI.185
• CHAPTER XXVI. JAMAICA.186
• FOOTNOTES:193
• CHAPTER XXVII. SOUTH AMERICA.194
• CHAPTER XXVIII. CUBA AND PORTO RICO.196
• CHAPTER XXIX. SANTO DOMINGO.199
• CHAPTER XXX. INTRODUCTION OF BLACKS INTO THE AMERICAN COLONIES.201
• CHAPTER XXXI. SLAVES IN THE NORTHERN COLONIES.204
• FOOTNOTES:207
• CHAPTER XXXII. COLORED INSURRECTIONS IN THE COLONIES.209
• CHAPTER XXXIII. BLACK MEN IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR.213
• FOOTNOTES:215
• CHAPTER XXXIV. BLACKS IN THE WAR OF 1812.216
• FOOTNOTE:219
• CHAPTER XXXV. THE CURSE OF SLAVERY.220
• CHAPTER XXXVI. DISCONTENT AND INSURRECTION.224
• FOOTNOTE:238
• CHAPTER XXXVII. GROWING OPPOSITION TO SLAVERY.239
• CHAPTER XXXVIII. MOB LAW TRIUMPHANT.241
• CHAPTER XXXIX. HEROISM AT SEA.243
• CHAPTER XL. THE IRON AGE.246
• FOOTNOTE:250
• CHAPTER XLI. RELIGIOUS STRUGGLES.251
• CHAPTER XLII. JOHN BROWN’S RAID ON HARPER’S FERRY.254
• FOOTNOTE:255
• CHAPTER XLIII. LOYALTY AND BRAVERY OF THE BLACKS.256
• CHAPTER XLIV. THE CAPITAL FREE.—PROCLAMATION OF FREEDOM.259
• CHAPTER XLV. BLACKS ENLISTED, AND IN BATTLE.263
• CHAPTER XLVI. NEGRO HATRED AT THE NORTH.283
• CHAPTER XLVII. CASTE AND PROGRESS.287
• CHAPTER XLVIII. THE ABOLITIONISTS.291
• CHAPTER XLIX. THE NEW ERA.304
• CHAPTER L. REPRESENTATIVE MEN AND WOMEN.308
• CRISPUS ATTUCKS.308
• PHILLIS WHEATLEY.311
• BENJAMIN BANNEKER.312
• WILLIAM P. QUINN.317
• DAVID RUGGLES.318
• FREDERICK DOUGLASS.319
• ALEXANDER W. WAYMAN.323
• CHARLES L. REASON.324
• WILLIAM J. WILSON.325
• JABEZ P. CAMPBELL.326
• JOHN M. LANGSTON.327
• JOHN M. BROWN.328
• JOHN I. GAINES.329
• JAMES M’CUNE SMITH, M. D.331
• DANIEL A. PAYNE, D. D.332
• ALEXANDER CRUMMELL, D. D.333
• HENRY HIGHLAND GARNETT, D. D.334
• CHARLES L. REMOND.335
• MARTIN R. DELANY, M. D.336
• JAMES W. C. PENNINGTON, D. D.337
• FRANCIS L. CARDOZO.338
• EDMONIA LEWIS.339
• ROBERT PURVIS.342
• JAMES M. WHITFIELD.343
• PHILLIP A. BELL.343
• CHARLES B. RAY, D. D.344
• JOHN J. ZUILLE.345
• GEORGE T. DOWNING.346
• CHARLOTTE L. FORTEN.346
• GEORGE B. VASHON.347
• WILLIAM H. SIMPSON.348
• SIR EDWARD JORDAN.350
• EDWIN M. BANNISTER.352
• WILLIAM C. NELL.353
• IRA ALDRIDGE.354
• OSCAR JAMES DUNN.357
• JOHN R. LYNCH.358
• WILLIAM WHIPPER.360
• T. W. CARDOZO.361
• LOUISE DE MORTIE.362
• EBENEZER D. BASSETT.363
• WILLIAM HOWARD DAY.363
• HIRAM R. REVELS, D. D.364
• ROBERT B. ELLIOTT.366
• J. MADISON BELL.367
• J. MILTON TURNER.368
• HENRY M. TURNER, D. D., LL. D.368
• JOSEPH H. RAINEY.369
• FANNY M. JACKSON.370
• ALONZO J. RANSIER.371
• ISAIAH C. WEARS.372
• JOSIAH T. WALLS.373
• JOHN PATTERSON SAMPSON.374
• BENJAMIN S. TURNER.376
• P. B. S. PINCHBACK.376
• JAMES LYNCH.377
• WILLIAM STILL.378
• PETER H. CLARK.380
• FRANCES ELLEN HARPER.381
• WILLIAM F. BUTLER.382
• T. MORRIS CHESTER.382
• JOSEPH J. CLINTON, D. D.384
• BENJAMIN T. TANNER, D. D.385
• SINGLETON T. JONES, D. D.385
• JERMIN W. LOGUEN.386
• RUFUS L. PERRY.387
• LEONARD A. GRIMES.387
• JOHN SELLA MARTIN.389
• “MOSES.”389
• MARY SHADD CAREY.391
• GEORGE L. RUFFIN.392
• RICHARD T. GREENER.393
• LEWIS H. DOUGLASS.394
• RICHARD H. CAIN.395
• STEPHEN SMITH.396
• LEWIS HAYDEN.396
• HENRY GARLAND MURRAY.398
• SAMPSON DUNBAR TALBOT.398
• CHARLES BURLEIGH PURVIS, M. D.399
• JOHN J. FREEMAN.400
• ELIJAH W. SMITH.400
• FOOTNOTES:404
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