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Rogers didnt include this one on his list, but he did claim that some of these southern free negroes fought for the confederacy, a claim that we shall examine in another column. See more of 100 amazing facts about the negro with complete proofj. A rogers, an african american scholar whose life passion was to teach black people the truth about their glorious past. First published in 1934 and revised in 1962, this book gathers journalist and historian joel augustus rogers columns from the syndicated newspaper feature.
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