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The Struggles of John Brown Russwurm : the Life and Writings of a Pan-Africanist Pioneer, 1799-1851.
"If I know my own heart, I can truly say, that I have not a selfish wish in placing myself under the patronage of the [American Colonization] Society; usefulness in my day and generation, is what I principally court.". "Sensible then, as all are of the disadvantages under which we at...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
NYU Press,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface and Acknowledgments; A Note on Quotations; PART I: John Brown Russwurm; Prologue: The Man Out of Place; 1 From Boy to Man; 2 Freedom's Journal: Pleading Our Own Cause; 3 Quitting America and Its Cost; 4 "We Have Found a Haven": In the Land of His Fathers; 5 Governor Russwurm: The Cape Palmas Years; Epilogue: Russwurm in His Rightful Place; PART II: Selected Writings of John Brown Russwurm; Editorial Note; 1 Early Writings; The Condition and Prospects of Hayti; 2 Writings from Freedom's Journal; Part A. Uplift, Abolitionism, and Opposition to Colonization.
- Part B. Our Views Are Materially Altered: Looking toward Liberia3 Writings from Liberia; Part A. First Impressions: Two Early Letters from Liberia; Part B. Writings from the Liberia Herald; Part C. Letters Home from Afar to a Brother; Part D. Governor Russwurm: Departing from the Old and Beaten Paths; Part E. Sometimes We Despond a Little: Some Candid and Private; Part F. Home from Home: A Visit to Maine and After; Part G. "None in Your Employ Eat the Bread of Idleness in Africa": A Governor's Dispatches; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y.