The Jew a Negro Being a Study of the..., Arthur Talmage Abernethy
The Jew a Negro Being a Study of the..., Arthur Talmage Abernethy
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The Jew a Negro: Being a Study of the Jewish Ancestry from an Impartial Standpoint

Author: Arthur Talmage Abernethy

Narrator: Will Stauff

Unabridged: 2 hr 34 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 10/10/2019


Synopsis

“The most the startling book of the year...its research is unanswerable.” -Literary Digest

Abernethy’s 1910 book “The Jew a Negro” has been analyzed by numerous modern authors studying race relations in earlier times in America.

Arthur Talmage Abernethy, PH. D., (1872 –1956) was a professor, Methodist pastor in New York and North Carolina, and a Democratic candidate for congress in North Carolina. He was a gifted speaker and author a score of historical books, as well as being the youngest son of the founder of Rutherford College. He was elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science and became the poet laureate of North Carolina.

Abernethy’s 1910 book “The Jew a Negro” has been analyzed by numerous modern authors studying race relations in earlier times in America.

For example, the 2006 “Jewish Roots in Southern Soil: A New History” notes:

“One southern writer, the North Carolina minister Arthur T. Abernethy, published an entire book arguing that ‘the Jew of to-day is essentially Negro in habits, physical peculiarities and tendencies." In rare cases, ... Jews were ... grouped with blacks.’”

The 2006 book “The Price of Whiteness: Jews, Race, and American Identity” states:

“Published in 1910 by the North Carolina minister and professor Arthur T. Abernethy, The Jew a Negro argued that ancient Jews had thoroughly mixed with neighboring African peoples, leaving little significant difference between the Jewish and Negro types. As the Jews migrated to more temperate climes, their skin lightened and they became successful, but their essential racial similarity to blacks remained unaltered."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Marlene on February 08, 2020

This is a short somewhat easy to read book. I say "somewhat easy" because Abernethy's phraseology is quite different than ours today. For me that was a slight stumbling block when it came to fully comprehending his POV and what facts he was underscoring. I read and reread this book for research pur......more

Goodreads review by william braxton on October 05, 2019

Historical Read That Skims the Surface of an Interesting Subject This is a short text with interesting information. One must consider the time period in which it was written and take in context the information. I like that the author clarified between what was fact and what was opinion. A ready shoul......more

Goodreads review by tiwana rivers on May 03, 2020

Not Impressed This literature was most confusing. It was very hard to follow along his journey of reviewing other authors and there opinions, but there were some thought provoking points he made that were sound. However, for less than 100 pages and .99 cents, I won’t criticize so harshly.......more

Goodreads review by Brooklyn on December 19, 2021

Thought this book would be a lot better. 3 stars is being generous......more

Goodreads review by Nathaniel on November 07, 2023

Passable. Some of his conclusions are borne out by semi-recent genealogical studies. Would recommend for those interested in the JQ and its sequelae.......more