"Adam and Eve Negroes," Indianapolis Journal, May 21, 1899, reprinted from the New York Press: "Nothing in the Bible to show that they were other than Black." The…
Year: 1899 · Places: Northeast, South America
SUMMARY"Adam and Eve Negroes," Indianapolis Journal, May 21, 1899, reprinted from the New York Press: "Nothing in the Bible to show that they were other than Black." The tone is partly joking (Adam "bleached... after he took to incasing himself in leaves"). Record that it was printed; verify the page on Chronicling America. The claim itself: Open.