Project Gutenberg 2011-01-28 Public domain in the USA. 200 Smith, William Benjamin 1850 1934 05003805 The Color Line: A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn Produced by Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Color Line: A Brief in Behalf of the Unborn" by William Benjamin Smith is a controversial treatise written in the early 20th century. The work presents a scientific and ethnological argument centered around the supposed racial superiority of Caucasians and the alleged inferiority of the Negro race. Smith’s writing engages with race relations, specifically within the context of American society, while asserting the necessity of maintaining racial boundaries to preserve the integrity of the Caucasian bloodline. The opening of the work introduces the author’s thesis that the issue of race will be one of immense significance for the future of American society. He articulates the South's position, arguing for an unyielding social divide between white and black populations based on purported biological and evolutionary grounds. The author sets the stage for a series of debates around the nature of racial differences, invoking both historical and scientific perspectives to defend the idea that intermingling races would result in degeneration of the superior race, ultimately leading to societal decline. The tone reflects a deep-seated conviction about the importance of blood purity, framing the discussion in a contentious light that seeks to influence both contemporary and future views on race. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en African Americans E151 Text Category: History - American Category: Sociology 420041 2025-08-14T09:35:03.059698 text/html 414620 2011-01-28T15:41:22 text/html 225821 2025-08-14T09:35:11.595644 application/epub+zip 231066 2025-08-14T09:35:06.347692 application/epub+zip 216663 2025-08-14T09:35:04.969703 application/epub+zip 455472 2025-08-14T09:35:15.224627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 440663 2025-08-14T09:35:10.719653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 322063 2022-09-16T06:57:17.686967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 366865 2025-08-14T09:35:02.060695 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366600 2011-01-28T15:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 366607 2011-01-28T15:41:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20175 2025-08-14T09:35:15.364635 application/rdf+xml 17921 2025-08-14T09:35:05.539689 image/jpeg 4304 2025-08-14T09:35:05.281688 image/jpeg 140574 2011-01-28T15:41:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 145253 2011-01-28T15:41:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 140514 2011-01-28T15:41:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 220056 2025-08-14T09:35:03.092680 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia