From "Superman" to Man

By J. A. Rogers

Joel Augustus Roger's seminal work, this novel first published in 1917 is a polemic against the ignorance that fuels racism. The central plot revolves around a debate between a Pullman porter and a white racist Southern politician.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Release date: Sep 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9780819575531

J. A. Rogers

J.A. Rogers was an anthropologist and historian whose pioneering work in Black Studies was little appreciated during his lifetime. Among his many books are Superman to Man and Sex and Race. World's Great Men of Color was completed in 1947 but was published only in a small private edition. This edition has been brought up to date with an introduction, commentaries, and bibliographical notes by John Henrik Clarke, editor of Malcolm X: The Man and His Times and Harlem, U.S.A.

Reviews for From "Superman" to Man

[MiEvah Balthazar Al Bey · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A most consummate adaptation of a glorious past!

[B_Easy24 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This book is great, it's one the authors best books even though all his literary works are admirable.

[Alesha Cantrell · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

phenomenal book