The Mongrel World Summary

Pages 323-331 This article is about the first two volumes of sex and race. The article discusses the arthors J. A. Rodgers thoughts on Volume one and two of sex and race. The article talks about how scholars both, black and white do not agree with the history in the two volumns. Rodgers also says in the article that scholars do not like his other books he has written. In Sex and Race in says how it left a black strain in Europe and America. Then the article explains how Rodgers changed his manuscript "The Mongrel World, A study of Negro-Caucasian Mixing in All Ages and Countries" to "Sex and Race". In Sex and Race it describes Rogers theories on the origin of race. The article basically talks about all of Rogers research and the history he found. The article also talks about Rogers personal opinions on all of his findings.
This article was very intersting to read and I liked learning about Rodgers and all of his accomplishments. I agree with what Rogers says when he says we are getting farther and farther away from old science. I also agree with Rogers when he says, we are appraising individuals on their looks and not their acts. I believe this is always going to be this way. I liked how Rogers recongnized African Americans achievments and followed them. I agree that race was used for social and econimic determening factors as Rogers says. I agree with most of Rogers opinions on sex and race and what he says about racial diffrentation. Rogers had to of traveled an aful lot to get all these facts, and have so much history on