An African republic : Black & White Virginians in the making of Liberia /

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An African Republic follows the experiences of the emigrants from Virginia to Liberia, where some became the leadership class, consciously seeking to demonstrate black abilities, while others found greater hardship and early death. Tyler-McGraw carefully examines the tensions between racial identiti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tyler-McGraw, Marie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2007.
Colección:John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture.
Temas:
American Colonization Society > History.
American Colonization Society
To 1944
African Americans > Colonization > Liberia.
African Americans > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Free African Americans > Virginia > History > 19th century.
White people > Virginia > History > 19th century.
Noirs américains > Colonisation > Liberia.
Noirs américains > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Noirs américains affranchis > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Personnes blanches > Virginie > Histoire > 19e siècle.
HISTORY > Africa > West.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Ethnic Studies > African American Studies.
African Americans
African Americans > Colonization
Emigration and immigration
Free African Americans
Race relations
White people
Umsiedlung
Politieke onafhankelijkheid.
Liberia > History > To 1847.
Liberia > History > 1847-1944.
Liberia > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Virginia > Emigration and immigration > History > 19th century.
Virginia > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Liberia > Histoire > Jusqu'à 1847.
Liberia > Histoire > 1847-1944.
Virginie > Émigration et immigration > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Virginie > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Liberia
Virginia
Liberia.
Virginia.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:An African Republic follows the experiences of the emigrants from Virginia to Liberia, where some became the leadership class, consciously seeking to demonstrate black abilities, while others found greater hardship and early death. Tyler-McGraw carefully examines the tensions between racial identities, domestic visions, and republican citizenship in Virginia and Liberia. --from publisher description.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 249 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-232) and index.
ISBN:9780807867785
0807867780
9781469604718
146960471X

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