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Samuel George Morton

Samuel George Morton Books

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“The Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts. They have a great talent for music, and all their external senses are remarkably acute.”

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Book:Crania Americana; Or, A Comparative View of the Skulls of Various Aboriginal Nations of North and South America: To which is Prefixed an Essay on the Varieties of the Human Species
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“The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.”

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“The moral and intellectual character of the Africans is widely different in different nations.”

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“In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of intellectual character, of which the far extreme is the lowest grade of humanity.”

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