CHAPTER XXIX.. Retrospection and Prospection.

RETROSPECTION AND PROSPECTION.

The Three Grand Divisions of the Tribes of Africa.--Slave Markets of America supplied from the Diseased and Criminal Classes of African Society.--America robs Africa of 15,000,000 Souls in 360 Years.--Negro Power of Endurance.--His Wonderful Achievements as a Laborer, Soldier, and Student.--First in War, and First in Devotion to the Country.--His Idiosyncrasies.--Mrs. Stowe's Errors.--His Growing Love for Schools and Churches.--His General Improvement.--The Negro will endure to the End.--He is Capable for All the Duties of Citizenship.--Amalgamation will not obliterate the Race.--The American Negro will civilize Africa.--America will establish Steamship Communication with the Dark Continent.--Africa will yet be composed of States, and "Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her Hands unto God." 544

HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA.