Mental Powers of African Negroes
Igdalia
Genre: | Extract, Anecdote; Afterword |
Publications extracted: | Benjamin Rush |
Subjects: | Race, Mathematics, Education |
The anecdote of the 'amazing mental faculties in African negroes, who could neither read nor write' is used to argue against objections to their education (353). |
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