2020 Reprint of the 1915 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition software. According to the author, his only … "object in sending forth this volume to the public is with the hope of inspiring a greater desire to read the Bible, especially among our young people. It is the only absolutely true and impartial book universally read today, containing the history of the ancient triumphs and glorious achievements of the race, assigning the Negro a place among the foremost races of the world, in wealth, in education, in honor and in religion-a history to which every member of the race may point with great pride and profound gratitude to Almighty God today; for the best way to judge the future of any people is by the past." The author is particularly concerned with the ancestry and genealogy of Ham and his descendants. Reviews: "Answers all vital Bible questions regarding the colored race, should be in every home and church." -Pittsburgh Courier, 1953 "Interesting, significant ... brings together all the references to the Negro in the Bible." -American Journal of Sociology, 1927 "The first of its kind in modern scholarship to detail the genealogy of Ham ... a biblical scholar of the first magnitude." -The Chronological History of the Roanoke Missionary Baptist Assoc. (2012)