Nations rose and fell, leaving the earth to a few powerful ones who
attacked one another until, finally, the vast and powerful Roman Empire
rose upon the ruins of the others. The central point of unification was
nearer, and it appeared when Christ was born, the Saviour of all the
world.
From that time began a movement toward another unification, but not a
national movement, a human movement, an uplift into higher aims and more
complete brotherhood.
The conquest of Rome by barbarians did not stay this movement, because
the barbarians fell in with it and moved along with it. Every great act
on the chessboard of nations, whether war, or the present peace movement
toward universal peace, demonstrates that the purpose of the entire
human family, as a unit, will be fulfilled sometime. It is rapidly
reaching that point.
The great nations that stood in the way of this onward movement toward
unification, have been abolished politically, but not individually, the
individuals becoming merged, unified into the great moving mass, and
progressing onward with it to the end in view.
Of these unified nations or rather peoples of nations who have no more
political power or significance, we find the following:
The Jews, the Semitic division of the human race.
The Colored Men, the Hamitic division of the human family.
The American Indians, Aborigines with tribal government.
We shall add to these, by way of illustration to demonstrate the power
of civilization, the following:
The Japanese, an offshoot of the Turanian.
The Chinese, pure Turanian.
The two latter races are foreign to our unification in the United
States, many of their people, however, have inserted the thin edge of a
wedge into our civilization and time alone will tell what the upshot
will be.
We have in the United States a most remarkable unification, or merger
into one political status, of the descendants of three great divisions
of the Human Family, who are living together substantially in peace and
amity. Whatever differences and difficulties arise are purely personal.
Of the Colored Americans in the United States, this book refers almost
exclusively; in fact, it is dedicated to them and their interests, and
intended for their benefit. Hence, we may omit them in this chapter,
there being a full account of them elsewhere.
A short sketch of the Jews may be considered as pertinent to the subject
and as having a bearing upon the status of the Colored men.