Ellen White on Amalgamation and the Black Race

Yes, it is a matter of record that certain races of men, alongside various species of animals, are the result of amalgamation that occurred both before and after the flood3SG 75.2.

The Impact of Amalgamation

• Defacing the Divine Image: The base crime of amalgamation was a primary sin that called for the destruction of the world by a flood because it defaced the image of God and caused confusion everywhereEGWSRGES 54.1+1.

• Resulting Varieties: This process has resulted in almost endless varieties of species of animals and can be seen in certain races of men3SG 75.2.

• Destruction of Confused Species: During the flood, every species of animal that God had originally created was preserved in the ark, while the confused species resulting from amalgamation were destroyed3SG 75.2.

Regarding the Colored Race and Slavery

• Common Relationship: Regardless of the degradation caused by the system of slavery, the colored race has a common relationship to the rest of humanity through both creation and redemption7T 223.2.

• Equality in God's Sight: God is no respecter of persons; He makes no distinction between the white race and the black race in His plan of salvation, as Christ bought all of humanity with an infinite price Acts 17:26+13SP 330.3+1.

• The Sin of Slavery: The entire system of slavery was originated by Satan, who delights in tyrannizing over human beings and keeping them in the slavery of ignoranceRH January 28, 1896, par. 7.

• Restoration of Rights: Though many have been treated as though they had no souls, God sees "precious jewels" among the colored race and requires that an earnest effort be made to lift them up from their forced degradationRH November 26, 1895, par. 9+1.

• Call to Unity: In Christ, every wall of partition is demolished, for there is neither bond nor free, but all are one family by creation and redemptionRH June 17, 1915, Art. A, par. 8.

Spiritual and Physical Degeneration

• The Cause of Decay: Sin is the ultimate cause of physical degeneration and has introduced disease and misery into the human familyPHJ February 1, 1902, par. 3.

• Shortened Lifespans: God permitted the consumption of animal food after the flood to shorten the lives of a sinful race that had corrupted its waysEGWSRGES 54.1+1.

• Hope through Christ: While the race has been blighted by sin and Satan's deceptions, the nature of Christ—a combination of the divine and human—provides the only hope for humanity to be restored to the image of God11MR 344.1+2.