1958

Rogers, Joel Augustus, 1880-1966

Pamphlet

Title: Five Negro Presidents

One pamphlet entitled, "Five Negro Presidents," dated 1958 written by J.A. Rogers. Details the history of race and interracial relations during the 18th to 19th century as well as the practice of racial whitening. Argues that a handful of high profiled politicians could have been descendants of interracial parenting such as Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Hannibal Hamlin, Warren G. Harding, and Alexander Hamilton.

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6 May 1987

Rogers, Joel Augustus, 1880-1966

Pamphlet

Title: "Remarks of Thurgood Marshall at the Annual Seminar of the San Fracisco Patent and Trademark Law Association in Maui, Hawaii"

One typewritten document entitled, "Remarks of Thurgood Marshall at the Annual Seminar of the San Fracisco Patent and Trademark Law Association in Maui, Hawaii" dated May 6, 1987. Details that the Constitution was not written with enslaved people in mind, goes into the language of the document which omits the words "slave," "slavery," and "free Persons." Asks that the centennial in Philadelphia that year be not only celebrative but also considerate of the limited freedoms in the history of African Americans.

GLC09640.247