Black poor and white philanthropists : London's Blacks and the foundation of the Sierra Leone settlement, 1786-1791 /

Examines the events surrounding the establishment of a settlement in West Africa in 1787, which was later to become Freetown, the present-day capital of Sierra Leone. The book outlines the range of ideas and attitudes to Africa which underlay the foundation of the settlement.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Braidwood, Stephen J.
Autor Corporativo: UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Liverpool : Published for the Department of History, University of Liverpool [by] Liverpool University Press, 1994.
Colección:Liverpool historical studies ; no. 10.
Temas:
1700-1799
Poor Black people > England > London > History > 18th century.
Emigration and immigration.
Poor Black people.
Race relations.
Schwarze
Great Britain > Race relations > History > 18th century.
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration.
Sierra Leone > Emigration and immigration.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations raciales > Histoire > 18e siècle.
England > London.
Great Britain.
Sierra Leone.
London
Freetown
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Examines the events surrounding the establishment of a settlement in West Africa in 1787, which was later to become Freetown, the present-day capital of Sierra Leone. The book outlines the range of ideas and attitudes to Africa which underlay the foundation of the settlement.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 324 pages) : illustrations, map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-315) and indexes.
ISBN:9781846317293
1846317290

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