Section 605 Ignored voices

In fact, even in the southern United States, slaves are not the main population, of the 18 million population, less than half of the black people, so the remaining half are white, no, there are a lot of mixed races.

A very strange phenomenon is that in the early history of the United States, there were very few depictions of mixed race, as if Americans were black and white, and there was no mixed race. In fact, there is no less American mixed race than South America. In the original history, Americans made a statistic in 1850, 13 blacks with white blood, and those free blacks, as many as 37 with white blood, among the black slaves in the South, nearly 10% of them were mulatto, and the black characteristics were very obvious, and those with a small amount of black blood, the appearance could not be judged, it is difficult to count. was classified as white and had a black family history, as high as 2 in 1790, and it is conceivable that many white families will definitely hide the true situation because of racial discrimination.

Historically, in the early days of the United States, among the northern immigrants, there were blacks, although these blacks existed as slaves, they owned the same land as whites, and they were not lifelong slaves. Most Americans can trace their ancestry back to the Mayflower immigration, and some ethnic groups in Central Asia have Genghis Khan ancestry, but they are willing to trace their ancestry to a certain celebrity, and they are not willing to trace their ancestry back to blacks, which is not the truth.

As the region with the highest proportion of black population in the South of the United States, there are naturally more mixed-race people, and in a state where there is a master-slave relationship between whites and blacks, mixed-race is inevitable, and even all women who look like blacks on the outside will be insulted by whites, not to mention those who are really black. There is a saying that men from wealthy families basically lose their innocence in black slaves. But Americans consciously avoided this situation because of the day-to-day attacks from feminists who portrayed it as the sexual exploitation of black women by men. This made the United States only take a blind eye to the large number of black and white mixed race in the early days, as if mixed race was something that happened in later generations, and many film and television dramas rarely dabbled in mixed race this group.

In a culture that sees mixed race as a stain, the situation of mixed race in the United States is even worse than in South America.

Many well-known Americans used all sorts of bizarre and rhetorical theories to deny mixed-race people, and even during the Civil War, there was the argument that "mixed-race people are degenerate, infertile, short-lived, and disease-prone." Even after the war, it was believed that "interracial marriage is not only contrary to the laws of nature, but also has tragic consequences." The offspring produced by a union contrary to nature are inferior to those of the other in physical development and strength of pure blood. "Clearly, mixed-race people are in a difficult situation, and their survival is very problematic when they are excluded from society.

In this state, it is natural for them to do whatever it takes to survive, and it is natural for them to engage in illegal affairs, just as the black people in the slavery era were extremely tame, but in the 21st century, they have become the most violent people. Long after the end of the Civil War, American racists still believed that "savage blacks were almost all mestizos" because "their white blood had replaced the meekness and timidity inherent in blacks with the bravery of Caucasians" and that they had "a brutal and murderous instinct, devilish cunning and greed."

In the context of widespread racism, there is, of course, a kind of voice that stands out from the crowd, and some romantics not only believe that mestizos are not an inferior race, but also the best of the best. They believe that "mulattoes are the finest race that can be found in the South, that their mothers of African descent have endured them with good physique, and that their fathers of Anglo-Saxon descent have created good mental qualities." ”

There are very few such people, but they can always be found.

One such person was Monchul Daniel Conway, a well-known writer who was the editor of the American Anti-Slavery Weekly. He was an avant-garde in this era, he was born in the American South, but he was an abolitionist, keeping in touch with the so-called progressive organizations around the world in this era, and in constant correspondence with the horse cult masters.

Lincoln had passed the Abolition Act, which he considered progressive, and he actively campaigned around the world. It's a pity that as the avant-garde of this era, he offended all the people and forces he could. His views on abolition, because they were in line with the interests of the American North, were given the opportunity to meet Lincoln. He then went to England to lobby under the auspices of Southern abolitionist organizations, and he approached James Murray Mason, the Union envoy to Britain and France, to demand that they withdraw their support for the war in exchange for the emancipation of slaves in his capacity as "representing the leading anti-slavery figures in the United States."

As a result, his attitude, which made Mason angry, was also not in the interests of the abolitionists, and they stopped sponsoring him. He then made various remarks on behalf of the United States in Britain without authorization, which led to the opposition of US Secretary of State Seward, and he was forced to apologize, and then his passport was revoked, and the United States could not go back, neither the South nor the North recognized him.

After several turnarounds, he came to the Inca kingdom in South America. He came here for a purpose, on the one hand, for political activities, and on the other hand, for academic investigations. He hopes to find evidence of racial integration. He saw that the Chinese rule here was equal to all ethnic groups, and that all households, whether white, mestizo, Indian, or Chinese, enjoyed equal power. Everyone needs to pay taxes, everyone can pass the exam to become an official, and he is interested in it. Because he always believed that mixed blood was advantageous.

Because of his status, he became a guest of honor of the Inca king, with whom he often discussed American issues, especially racial issues.

"Ideally, I think it's good to be black and white. Under normal circumstances, the offspring produced in this way are healthy, handsome, and intelligent. I believe that this union is inevitable because it is fate that the United States will produce a new and best race. ”

"Do you mean mulatto?"

King Zhu Yong asked.

Conway nodded: "Of course." Don't you think that the mestizo race is better physically and not intellectually weaker than other races? ”

Zhu Yong nodded and called a few guards: "What you said is very reasonable, I like these half-breeds very much, you can see that although they are not tall, they are indeed very strong." ”

These guards are all of mixed race, but they are obviously of mixed Indian and Chinese race. And they weren't tall, unlike Conway's impression of tall mixed-race people. This is mainly the Indian and mestizo races that Conway has seen, belonging to the North American race.

To a certain extent, human stature is affected by the laws of nature, the higher the latitude, the taller the physique, and the Siberian tiger is stronger than the South China tiger. There is a scientific explanation that the colder the environment, the larger the animal, because this allows the internal organs to travel farther from the surface of the body, which is more conducive to heat preservation. Therefore, under the same conditions, the same animals in the alpine zone are larger than those in the tropics.

The same is true ethnically, and the whole world is basically the northern region with a larger human body than the southern region. Northern Europeans are more burly than Southern Europeans, and Northeast people are more burly than Cantonese. The Indians of North America were taller than the Indians of South America.

Although the mixed-race groups in South America do not show tall characteristics physically. Whether it is a mixture of white and Indians, or a mixture of Chinese and Indians, in fact, there is a slight decrease in height, because South American Indians are already small. However, the genetic advantages brought by biological hybridization are still obvious, and the mixed-race race is more adaptable to the environment, healthier, and physically better, combining the genetic advantages of both parents. As for whether they are smarter, this invisible thing, neither whites nor Chinese will admit it, and the local Chinese think that they are the smartest, because there is a uniform school score as a comparison, which causes whites to be helpless, but whites generally create another kind of public opinion, they emphasize that whites are braver.

In fact, the main difference between the various ethnic groups is culture, and whites prefer to fight. As a result, the native-born whites, and the Indo-European people influenced by the native-born white culture, gradually began to form a force, and they were enthusiastic about elections. The Chinese, as well as the Chinese and Indians who are influenced by the Chinese culture, are relatively fond of the imperial examination. Within a few years, there was a situation in which the native-born white forces began to predominate in parliament, while in government institutions, the Chinese began to predominate.

Zhu Yong knew very well who his supporters were, and he preferred to recruit Chinese-style Indians and Chinese-Indian soldiers, even his guards.

"I think the outside world should stop supporting the American South, let the blacks get free, and then the United States will coalesce into a true American race with black and white blood. This also includes China's support for the South. ”

Conway had already looked at the Inca kingdom, and mixed race was much more common than in the United States, because mixed race was actually less affected here, as was the case during Spanish rule, and under Chinese rule, discrimination basically disappeared, at least at the legal and policy level, and there was only cultural barriers. He believes that this is also the future direction of the United States.

Zhu Yong smiled: "You are wrong, I don't think China supports the south, and certainly not the north. China is neutral in this war! ”

Conway sighed: "As far as I know, at least half of the arms in the south are from China. ”

Zhu Yongdao: "That's just a business. Even if the Chinese merchants don't do it, the British, the French, the Germans will. ”

Of course, Zhu Yong was aware of the problem of the arms deal, because the American Company itself was the largest arms dealer in this war.

"But if China can impose an arms embargo, I believe it will help end the war in the United States as soon as possible," Conway said. ”

Zhu Yong shook his head: "China is not only providing arms to the south, but also to the north. And most of them are produced by private factories, and the government cannot stop it. And Chinese politics, I personally cannot influence, even though I am a Chinese. I'd rather be interested in talking to you about mulattoes, or mulattoes. Because my country is also plagued by this problem, and various ethnic groups have different cultural backgrounds and interests. Do you think that after the end of the American Civil War, the racial question will be solved? ”

Conway was a scholar, and despite his romantic plots, the reality was that his ideas were unsupported. Abolitionists don't support it, a large number of abolitionists, in fact, are all white, especially the upper class are white, the fundamental reason for their abolition lies in morality, not that they have no racial concept, they think that letting black people be free, this is a noble morality, but let them really think that they are essentially the same as black people, they can't accept it.

Conway was well aware of these conditions, and he couldn't help but worry about the future of the American race.

The reason why Conway was able to have the idea that the half-breed people represent the future is not a fantasy, but a basis for reality. It is a fact that there are millions of unrecognized, half-middles of black and white people, who suffer more than black slaves, and if they get black status, it is even easier to be slaves than to earn a living in society.

Such a crowd is bound to have a huge anger suppressed in their hearts, and this anger can be exploited. Such a group has established an organization in South America, but they lack a prestigious leader, and Zhu Yong feels that people like Conway are very suitable for this role.

So after meeting with Conway, he quickly recommended Conway to the organization, and the other party was not in a position to refuse because they relied on the support of the American company.