In his book, The History of Jamaica (1774), prominent judge Edward Long, a slaveholder, argued that Africans were a "truly bestial" species.

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Edward Long, in his book "The History of Jamaica," indeed expressed racist views, arguing that Africans were inferior and likening them to a "bestial" species, reflecting the deeply entrenched racist ideologies of his time.

In His Book, the History of Jamaica (1774), Prominent Judge