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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Volume III,
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This review is from: Sex and Race, Vol. 3: Why White and Black Mix in Spite of Opposition (Hardcover)
Of the trilogy this one was especially difficult to put down, because the content was quite riveting. It is amazing how this reporter, researcher, historian and anthropologist can go around the world and find out information in the most minute detail, for presentation and presently you have modern academicians who cannot decipher many of the historical texts with any type of accuracy and not without bias. The author will answer most of your questions on the social sexual issues between Africans and Europeans. If you have a question Mr. Rogers just may be the man to answer it. In addition there is the WOW factor, or the history you just may not get anywhere else except with exceptional authors like this one….. And just like the previous two volumes to make his case he has great black and white photos and all of the references that may be possible.
Especially of interest…The myth of how Ham became black because of a curse, the universal decay of empires, the views of Arthur Schopenhauer, mental illness among the wealthy, the African Polynesians, Hitler, the Nazis and homosexuality, who really colonized the US, Mexico, and Europe, Lincoln, the incompetency of man’s knowledge, and finally be sure to read the notes section which is every bit as interesting as the major content.
16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
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the last in the Sex & Race the series,
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This review is from: Sex and Race, Vol. 3: Why White and Black Mix in Spite of Opposition (Hardcover)
The notion that 'racial' purity is a good thing has been and continues to be taught and encouraged in society. Although many (particularly whites) may consider it rediculous and even paranoid to think this, it is nevertheless true. After reading J.A. Rogers Sex and Race books, I've become acutely aware of how racially conscious people are particularly when it comes to sex. The gist of this book is that although many people (particularly whites) have aversions toward interracial marriages, they continue and will continue to have interracial offspring of every kind imaginable. When there were laws against interracial marriages and great turbulance between whites and blacks, interracial unions were going on regardless. Today, there are less overt suggestions that blacks and whites should not marry one another. For example TV ads, movies, and TV programs very rarely show blacks and whites together in loving relationships and if they do they make a point that there is something odd or unusual about it. Another thing which is done is to only use actors and actresses who appear to be very 'pure racially'. The people we see in the movies do not acurately reflect what people look like in society.The book really points out how rediculous notions of racial purity are. It is biased towards blacks however, so anyone who reads this needs to keep an open mind and think about what is being said. If one is offended at the suggestion that such and such a great person commonly accepted as white may have black blood then you must examine your racial sensitivities.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
2nd best of the trilogy,
By Charlie Atan (Sane People's Hospital) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Sex and Race, Vol. 3: Why White and Black Mix in Spite of Opposition (Hardcover)
J.A. Rogers is perhaps the greatest scholar in American history. I intend to read all of his books. Nothing I've read of his was boring, and this is no exception. If you want a history lesson on an interpersonal level definitely read the 3 volumes of Sex and Race
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