Project Gutenberg 2005-05-26 Public domain in the USA. 85 Grégoire, Henri 1750 1831 Gregoire, Henri Grégoire, Baptiste Henri Grégoire, H. (Henri) 25020330 De la littérature des nègres, ou Recherches sur leurs facultés intellectuelles, leurs qualités morales et leur littérature Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Suzanne Shell, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "De la littérature des nègres, ou Recherches sur leurs facultés intellectuelles, leurs qualités morales et leur littérature" by H. Grégoire is a scholarly treatise written in the early 19th century. This work delves into the intellectual capabilities and moral qualities of Black people, aiming to counter prevailing stereotypes and prejudices of the time. It presents a critical analysis of the contributions of individuals of African descent in various fields, thus positioning them within the greater context of human achievement. The opening of the text establishes the groundwork for a thorough examination of the term "Nègres" and its historical context. Grégoire discusses the varied interpretations surrounding the origin of Black people, arguing for an inherent unity among humanity, regardless of skin color. He references ancient writers and modern observations to debunk myths related to racial differences, emphasizing the similarities between races rather than perpetuating notions of inferiority. This sets up the broader themes of the text that challenge racial prejudices and advocate for the recognition of the intellectual and cultural contributions of people of African descent. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Black people Black people -- Biography Literature -- Black authors -- History and criticism HT Text FR Peuples et Sociétés Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Sociology 444034 442714 2024-11-07T07:50:09.032418 2023-09-07T09:00:00.753554 text/html text/html 426369 2020-12-14T12:56:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 155913 2020-12-14T12:56:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 259333 2024-11-07T07:50:20.653311 application/epub+zip 264666 2024-11-07T07:50:13.539389 application/epub+zip 225039 2024-11-07T07:50:11.875395 application/epub+zip 607558 2024-11-07T07:50:25.195334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 606923 2024-11-07T07:50:19.517362 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 357037 2022-09-08T00:19:42.813585 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 348286 348072 2024-11-07T07:50:07.668418 2023-09-07T08:59:59.572528 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 339625 2020-12-14T12:56:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139670 2020-12-14T12:56:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21414 2024-11-07T07:50:25.334304 application/rdf+xml 26840 2024-11-07T07:50:12.491368 image/jpeg 4965 2024-11-07T07:50:12.184434 image/jpeg 255890 2024-11-07T07:50:09.067374 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia