7. Archibald H. Colquhoun, “The Future of the Negro,” North American Review 176 (May 1903): 657-74.


Pessimistic prediction of the African American’s future based on the author’s past experiences in Africa and the British colonies. “He [the Negro] cannot be transported, he will not be exterminated, if left alone he will retrograde and drag the white race down as well. There remains a single alternative—to elevate him, at all costs and in the face of every difficulty.