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Literary
November 1, 1870
The Middlebury Register
Middlebury, Addison County, Vermont
What is this article about?
Humorous satirical monologue by Artemus Ward addressing fellow citizens on the 'Afrikan' as a brother but not family, critiquing his societal presence and influence in Congress, portraying him as a nuisance.
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Artemus Ward on The Negro.—
Fellow Citizens: The Afrikan may be our brother. Several highly respectable gentlemen and sum talented females, tell us so, and for argument's sake I might be injuced to grant it, though I don't believe it myself. But the Afrikan isn't our sister, and our wife, and our uncle. He isn't several of our cousins. and all our wife's relations He isn't our grandfather and our agent in the country. Scarcely. And yet numerous persons would have us think So. It is true, he runs Congress and several other groceries. But we've got the Afrikan, or he's got us, rather; now what are we going to do about it? He's an awful nuisance. Perhaps he isn't to blame for it. Perhaps he was created for some wise purpose like Bill Hardin and New England rum. but it's mighty hard to see it. At any rate he's here 'and it's a pity he couldn't go off somewhars by himself. where he could gratify his ambition in various ways, without having a eternal fuss kikt up about him.
Fellow Citizens: The Afrikan may be our brother. Several highly respectable gentlemen and sum talented females, tell us so, and for argument's sake I might be injuced to grant it, though I don't believe it myself. But the Afrikan isn't our sister, and our wife, and our uncle. He isn't several of our cousins. and all our wife's relations He isn't our grandfather and our agent in the country. Scarcely. And yet numerous persons would have us think So. It is true, he runs Congress and several other groceries. But we've got the Afrikan, or he's got us, rather; now what are we going to do about it? He's an awful nuisance. Perhaps he isn't to blame for it. Perhaps he was created for some wise purpose like Bill Hardin and New England rum. but it's mighty hard to see it. At any rate he's here 'and it's a pity he couldn't go off somewhars by himself. where he could gratify his ambition in various ways, without having a eternal fuss kikt up about him.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
Essay
Soliloquy
What themes does it cover?
Political
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Artemus Ward
African American
Satire
Dialect
Race Relations
Congress
Nuisance
What entities or persons were involved?
Artemus Ward
Literary Details
Title
Artemus Ward On The Negro
Author
Artemus Ward
Subject
On The Negro
Key Lines
Fellur Citizens: The Afrikan May Be Our Brother.
But The Afrikan Isn't Our Sister, And Our Wife, And Our Uncle.
It Is Troo, He Runs Kongress And Several Other Grocerys.
He's An Orful Noosance.
At Any Rate He's Here 'And It's A Pity He Couldn't Go Orf Somewhares By Himself.