JOEL AUGUSTUS ROGERS (September 6, 1880-March 26, 1966) was a
Jamaican-American author, journalist, and historian who contributed
to the history of Africa and the African diaspora, especially the
history of African Americans in the United States. His research
spanned the academic fields of history, sociology and anthropology.
He challenged prevailing ideas about race, demonstrated the
connections between civilizations, and traced African achievements.
He was one of the greatest popularizers of African history in the
twentieth century. Rogers addresses issues such as the lack of
scientific support for the idea of race, the lack of black history
being told from a black person's perspective, and the fact of
intermarriage and unions among peoples throughout history.
A respected historian and gifted lecturer, Rogers was a close
personal friend of the Harlem-based intellectual and activist
Hubert Harrison. In the 1920s, Rogers worked as a journalist on the
Pittsburgh Courier and the Chicago Enterprise, and he served the
first black foreign correspondent from the United States.
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