African-American Exploration in West Africa

Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries

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African-American Exploration in West Africa

Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries

"In the 1860s, as America waged civil war, several thousand African Americans sought greater freedom by emigrating to the fledgling nation of Liberia. While some argued that the new black republic represented disposal rather than emancipation, a few intrepid men set out to explore their African home. African-American Exploration in West Africa collects the travel diaries of James L. Sims, George L. Seymour, and Benjamin J.K. Anderson, who explored the territory that is now Liberia and Guinea Between 1858 and 1874. These remarkable diaries reveal the wealth and beauty of Africa in striking descriptions of the geography, people, flora, and fauna. The dangers of the journeys surface, too - Seymour was attacked and later died of his wounds, and his companion, Levin Ash, was captured and sold into slavery again." "Challenging the notion that there were no black explorers in Africa, these diaries provide unique perspectives on nineteenth century Liberian life and life in the interior of the continent before it was radically changed by European colonialism."--Jacket.

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English
Pages
488

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African-American Exploration in West Africa: Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries
October 2003, Indiana University Press
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Cover of: African-American Exploration in West Africa
African-American Exploration in West Africa: Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries
2003, Indiana University Press
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Cover of: African-American Exploration In West Africa
African-American Exploration In West Africa: Four Nineteenth-Century Diaries
2003, Indiana University Press
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First Sentence

"By 1800 in the U.S., individual states, slaves, freed slaves, and the evangelicals, radicals, and sympathizers who supported abolitionism were promoting emancipation with increasing success."

Classifications

Library of Congress
DT634.A37 2003, DT634 .A37 2003

The Physical Object

Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
488
Dimensions
9.7 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
Weight
1.9 pounds

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Open Library
OL10228731M
Internet Archive
africanamericane0000unse_y0n2
ISBN 10
0253341949
ISBN 13
9780253341945
LCCN
2002152631
OCLC/WorldCat
50912516
Goodreads
964077

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