{"product_id":"nature-knows-no-color-line-by-j-a-rogers","title":"Nature Knows No Color-Line by J.A. Rogers","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNature Knows No Color-Line\u003c\/em\u003e, historian and journalist J. A. Rogers digs through genealogies, portraits, court records, and scattered historical notes to argue that the color line is far blurrier than racist science ever admitted. He traces African ancestry in European royal families, prominent political figures, and “white” populations more broadly, using the tools available to an independent Black researcher in the early twentieth century. The tone is part detective work, part polemic: Rogers is less interested in celebrity gossip than in undermining the idea of fixed, biologically meaningful races.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eWHY WE PICKED IT\u003cbr\u003eBecause it remains a striking example of Black independent scholarship pushing back against scientific racism with patient, obsessive research. \u003cem\u003eNature Knows No Color-Line\u003c\/em\u003e is a strong pick for readers of Black history, genealogy, and anyone interested in how race has been constructed—and contested—over time.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003eDETAILS\u003cbr\u003e• Author: J. A. Rogers\u003cbr\u003e• Publisher: BN Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e• Format: Paperback \u0026amp; Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-1 mt-2 whitespace-pre-line leading-relaxed first:mt-0\" data-sentry-component=\"P\" data-sentry-source-file=\"p.tsx\"\u003e• Ships direct from distributor in 3–7 business days\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45011962986540,"sku":null,"price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45011963019308,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/Screenshot_2025-11-18_at_16.03.27.png?v=1763499813","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/nature-knows-no-color-line-by-j-a-rogers","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}