pts ▁of ▁Egypt , ▁we ▁do ▁not ▁find ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁characteristic ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁population . ▁The ▁Co pts ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁cross bre eding ▁with ▁all ▁the ▁nations ▁that ▁successfully ▁domin ated ▁Egypt . ▁It ▁is ▁wrong ▁to ▁seek ▁in ▁them ▁the ▁principal ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁race ." ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 9 , ▁Champ oll ion ' s ▁and ▁Vol ney ' s ▁claims ▁were ▁disput ed ▁by ▁Jacques ▁Joseph ▁Champ oll ion - F ige ac , ▁who ▁bl amed ▁the ▁anci ents ▁for ▁spread ing ▁a ▁false ▁impression ▁of ▁a ▁Neg ro ▁Egypt , ▁stating ▁" The ▁opinion ▁that ▁the ▁ancient ▁population ▁of ▁Egypt ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁African ▁race , ▁is ▁an ▁error ▁long ▁accepted ▁as ▁the ▁truth . ▁... ▁Vol ney ' s ▁conclusion ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁Neg ro ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Egypt ian ▁civil ization ▁is ▁evidently ▁forced ▁and ▁in ad miss ible ." ▁ ▁The ▁debate ▁over ▁the ▁race ▁of ▁the ▁ancient ▁Egypt ians ▁intens ified ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁movement ▁to ▁abol ish ▁sla very ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁as ▁arguments ▁rel ating ▁to ▁the ▁just ifications ▁for ▁sla very ▁increasing ly ▁assert ed ▁the ▁historical , ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁inferior ity ▁of ▁black ▁people . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 , ▁John ▁Campbell ▁directly ▁challeng ed ▁the ▁claims ▁by ▁Champ oll ion ▁and ▁others ▁regarding ▁the ▁evidence ▁for ▁a ▁black ▁Egypt , ▁as ser ting