De la littérature des Nègres, ou, Recherches sur leurs facultés intellectuelles

Originally published by a French abolitionist in 1810 as a refutation of the scientific racism in Thomas Jefferson's "Notes on the State of Virginia." Discusses the achievements made by blacks at the time. "It had the unexpected effect of rousing the literary and political ambitions of free American blacks, who read Grégoire's book with great excitement."--Back cover.