Project Gutenberg 2005-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 263 Nielsen, Peter, active 1922-1937 23004735 The Black Man's Place in South Africa Reading ease score: 37.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Susan Skinner and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Black Man's Place in South Africa" by Peter Nielsen is a historical account published during the early 20th century. This work discusses the complex dynamics between white and black South Africans, focusing on the issue of racial equality and the civil rights of the black population. Nielsen, who claims to have firsthand experience and observation of the native population, lays out the crux of the Native Question in South Africa: whether the African Natives possess the same mental and moral capacities as Europeans, ultimately questioning the legitimacy of racial hierarchy. The opening of the book introduces Nielsen’s foundational arguments surrounding race and civilization in South Africa. He reflects on the historical perspectives of white superiority and considers the emerging awareness and demands for rights amongst black South Africans. Nielsen emphasizes the necessity of understanding the inherent capabilities across races and critiques the commonly held beliefs of racial inferiority. He posits that preconceived notions about physical and mental capacities are misguided and not supported by scientific evidence. Throughout this foundational examination, he aims to ignite a discourse that might influence perspectives on race, society, and the potential for equality and progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Black people -- South Africa DT Text South Africa Africa Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General 209712 209713 2024-10-06T15:07:22.606248 2023-09-07T05:17:38.792416 text/html text/html 208098 2020-12-19T09:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 74397 2020-12-19T09:40:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 168564 2024-10-06T15:07:29.997151 application/epub+zip 171074 2024-10-06T15:07:26.470217 application/epub+zip 139931 2024-10-06T15:07:25.065199 application/epub+zip 336747 2024-10-06T15:07:32.569172 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326111 2024-10-06T15:07:29.123201 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 293944 2022-09-07T18:53:40.684792 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 192774 192691 2024-10-06T15:07:22.062219 2023-09-07T05:17:38.395426 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 192596 2020-12-19T09:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 70426 2020-12-19T09:40:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 192593 2020-12-19T09:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70395 2020-12-19T09:40:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21351 2024-10-06T15:07:32.802147 application/rdf+xml 18131 2024-10-06T15:07:25.632186 image/jpeg 4306 2024-10-06T15:07:25.344193 image/jpeg 168287 2024-10-06T15:07:22.626218 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog