Identifier: racesofmantheirg91848pick (find matches)
Title: The races of man and their geographical distribution
Year: 1848 (1840s)
Authors: Pickering, Charles, 1805-1878 United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
Subjects: Ethnology Monogenism and polygenism
Publisher: Philadelphia : Printed by C. Sherman
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ommon equally to the Malayan, and probably tosome of the other races. In the case of two Albino children, the Negro aspect had so entirelydisappeared, that they might have passed for the children of Euro-peans, but for the remarkable appearance of the hair; which I couldonly compare to a white fleece. The Negro race seems to occupy about one half of Africa; and,excluding the northern and southern extremes with the table-land ofAbyssinia, it holds all the more temperate and fertile parts of the con-tinent. These limits, to all appearance, would not have been exceededto this day, aside from foreign interference: but as one consequenceof the events of the last two centuries, the Negro race seems destinedto fill hereafter an important place in general history. COLONIAL NEGROES. a. Europea?iized Negroes. Negroes are now to be found in most parts of the globe whereEuropeans have established themselves; and although separate no-tices seem hardly to be required, I have selected the following.
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n://. /•,Sr THE NEGRO RACE. 183 During a week spent in different parts of the island Madeira, Imet with no Negroes, except at the port of Funchal; and the fewindividuals seen at this place, may have been connected with theforeign shipping. On the other hand, the population of the Cape Verd Islands, judg-ing from our hasty visit, appeared to be principally composed of Ne-groes ; and they were living in a very rude state for the subjects of acivilized government. They however exhibited a certain air of inde-pendence, not seen in the same race in the United States. Brazil had more of the aspect of a European colony ; although Ne-groes formed the most numerous class of the population of Rio Janeiroand its environs; and instances of even mixed descent, were compara-tively rare. Most of these Negroes were slaves; but very many, wereemployed as soldiers in the military police. Others held places ofhonour and trust under the government; and one man was spoken of,as being distinguished for h

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