That's the title of an interesting, if not boring, book I just completed. I love to read, and enjoy learning new things. This book is a good example.

I always thought Charles Darwin wrote "Origin of Species" from a biological point of view. However, it was more anthropological and humanitarian.

From his mother's abolitionist family, Darwin developed a passionate hatred of slavery. He witnessed its horrors on his famous Beagle voyage and was mortified at stories from America.

Many prominent men, including scientists, argued that blacks and whites had originated as separate species, with whites created superior. Darwin abhorred such "arrogance." He believed that, far from being separate species, the races belonged to the same human family. Slavery was therefore a "sin," and abolishing it became Darwin's "sacred cause." His theory of evolution gave all of life an ancient common ancestor. There was no instant "creation". While never directly mentioning humans (blacks and whites)in his treatise, "evolution" meant emancipation. (Actually, Darwin never used the word.)

England banned slavery (including its colonies) in 1837, far earlier than America. Lincoln (born the same day as Darwin) unwilling to alienate the South, never mentioned slavery in his speeches. Evidently, he cared more about preserving the Union than freeing the slaves. Thanks to Darwin, his hand was forced (Emancipation Proclamation), well into the Civil War (1863).

While I don't necessarily recommend reading the book, it brings insight to what is considered one of the greatest scientific breakthroughs in history. Charles Darwin, a reserved, sickly, and humble man brought the world to its knees. Over 150 years later, most Americans still refuse to believe the laws of evolution Darwin espoused. They have been proved without a shadow of doubt.
Yet........