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In disposition the Negro is joyous, flexible, and indolent; while the many nations which compose this race present a singular diversity of intellectual character, of which the far extreme is the lowest grade of humanity.

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The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.

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The moral and intellectual character of the Africans is widely different in different nations.

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The Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts. They have a great talent for music, and all their external senses are remarkably acute.

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Samuel George Morton

Samuel George Morton
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Born: January 26, 1799
Died: May 15, 1851 (aged 52)
Bio: Samuel George Morton was an American physician and natural scientist. Morton, reared a Quaker but became Episcopalian in midlife, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, attended Westtown School, and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1820.
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  1. Types of Mankind

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