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100 1 $aMassaquoi, Fatima,$d1904?-1978,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe autobiography of an African princess /$cFatima Massaquoi ; edited with an introduction by Vivian Seton, Konrad Tuchscherer, and Arthur Abraham.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2013.
300 $axxiii, 274 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aMy birthplace, ethnicity and parents -- My birth and customs about childbirth in the Gallinas country -- Life and customs in the Bali (Bari) country of Sierra Leone -- Life and customs in the Vai country of Liberia -- On beauty and aspects of Vai social organization -- Life in Monrovia -- School begins at Julie C. Emery Hall -- More on life at the mission school -- I bid farewell to Liberia -- I arrive in Germany -- I meet a Nazi -- and more on the work of the consulate-general -- Hard times, "isms" and school -- Christmas and school trips in Germany -- The "invincibles" and my departure for Switzerland -- L'ecole superieure et secondaire (Switzerland) and rough times on my return to Germany -- Departure for America -- Welcome for a "savage" at Lane College and death of Father -- The Fisk University saga -- Goodbye friends -- you shall be hearing from me.
520 $aBorn to an African king in colonial Sierra Leone at the beginning of the twentieth century, Princess Fatima Massaquoi lived an extraordinary life that encapsulated the contradictions, upheavals, and unprecedented opportunities of her time. This critical edition of her memoirs makes her story available to readers for the first time. Beginning with her lovingly recounted memories of growing up in Liberia, it follows her to Hamburg, Germany, where she pursued an education and forged friendships, but also experienced the racism, terror, and nationalistic fervor that accompanied the Nazis' rise to power. In the face of these mounting dangers, Massaquoi traveled to the United States, where she furthered her studies, embracing her newfound freedom even as she observed deteriorating conditions in the segregated American South in the early years of the civil rights movement. Spanning continents and cultures, this narrative introduces us to a truly remarkable woman while offering a fascinating window into the complex history of the twentieth century.
600 10 $aMassaquoi, Fatima,$d1904?-1978.
650 0 $aVai (African people)$xSocial life and customs$y20th century.
650 0 $aVai (African people)$zGermany$xSocial conditions$y20th century.
650 0 $aVai (African people)$zUnited States$xSocial conditions$y20th century.
651 0 $aLiberia$xSocial life and customs$y20th century.
700 1 $aSeton, Vivian,$d1950-$eeditor.
700 1 $aTuchscherer, Konrad,$d1970-$eeditor.
700 1 $aAbraham, Arthur,$d1945-$eeditor.
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