The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored RaceBrown, William Wells
History
The Rising Son; or, the Antecedents and Advancement of the Colored Race
Brown, William Wells
African Americans -- Biography; African Americans -- History; Black race; Slavery -- United States
And our dear land, that long hath slept
Beneath oppression’s spell,
Welcomes the manly fortitude
That stood the test so well;
Bearing the record, blazoned o’er
With deeds of valor done,
Up to the Future’s golden door
He comes, the “Rising Son.”
The battle’s din hath passed away,
And o’er the furrowed plain
Spring, fresh and green, the tender blades
Of Freedom’s golden grain;
But eagle eyes must watch the field,
Lest the fell foe should dare
To scatter, while the sowers sleep,
Proscription’s noxious snare.
Lo! shadowy ’mid the forest-trees
Their demon forms are seen,
And lurid light of baleful eyes
Flash through the foliage green;
And till completed is the work
So gloriously begun,
A sentry true on Freedom’s walls
Stand thou, O “Rising Son!”
Go forth! the harbinger of days
More glorious than the past;
Hushed is the clash of hostile steel,
The bugle’s battle-blast;
Go, herald of the promised time,
When men of every land
Shall hasten joyfully to grasp
The Ethiope’s outstretched hand!
CONTENTS.
PAGE
MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR 9
CHAPTER I.
THE ETHIOPIANS AND EGYPTIANS 36
CHAPTER II.
THE CARTHAGINIANS 49
CHAPTER III.
EASTERN AFRICA 65
CHAPTER IV.
CAUSES OF COLOR 78
CHAPTER V.
CAUSES OF THE DIFFERENCE IN FEATURES 84
CHAPTER VI.
CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES 90
CHAPTER VII.
THE ABYSSINIANS 97
CHAPTER VIII.
WESTERN AND CENTRAL AFRICA 101
CHAPTER IX.
THE SLAVE-TRADE 118
CHAPTER X.
THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA 129
CHAPTER XI.
PROGRESS IN CIVILIZATION 135
CHAPTER XII.
HAYTI 140
CHAPTER XIII.
SUCCESS OF TOUSSAINT 150
CHAPTER XIV.
CAPTURE OF TOUSSAINT 159
CHAPTER XV.
TOUSSAINT A PRISONER IN FRANCE 168
CHAPTER XVI.
DESSALINES AS EMPEROR OF HAYTI 173
CHAPTER XVII.
WAR BETWEEN THE BLACKS AND MULATTOES OF HAYTI 185
CHAPTER XVIII.
CHRISTOPHE AS KING, AND PÉTION AS PRESIDENT OF
HAYTI 201
CHAPTER XIX.
PEACE IN HAYTI, AND DEATH OF PÉTION 209
CHAPTER XX.
BOYER THE SUCCESSOR OF PÉTION IN HAYTI 218
CHAPTER XXI.
INSURRECTION, AND DEATH OF CHRISTOPHE 222
CHAPTER XXII.
UNION OF HAYTI AND SANTO DOMINGO 229
CHAPTER XXIII.
SOULOUQUE AS EMPEROR OF HAYTI 234
CHAPTER XXIV.
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