Rogers spent a lifetime doing research from taking a job as a Pullman porter to traveling Europe to study.

And yet, despite these apparent drawbacks, he is regarded today as a fine scholar and historian and a clear, concise writer. Rogers is actually Joel Augustine Rogers, a Jamaican immigrant to the United States who was largely self educated and always self published other than when he wrote for various newspapers in Chicago and New York City. Without cookies your experience may not be seamless. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Built on the Johns Hopkins University Campus. Forged from a partnership between a university press and a library, Project MUSE is a trusted part of the academic and scholarly community it serves. Project MUSE promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide. Please review the types of cookies we use below. We use this information to create a better experience for all users. OverDrive uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your experience, monitor our performance, and understand overall usage trends for OverDrive services including OverDrive websites and apps. With an OverDrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for at-a-glance information about availability.

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