[PDF.22gk] Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa

Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa

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 | #1830134 in Books |  Harvard University Press |  2001-11-05 |  2001-09-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.25 x.80 x6.13l,.95 | File type: PDF | 320 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Dispelling Our Darkness|By Roger Hedlund|"Abolitionists Abroad" is an essential text by the brilliant Professor of History and World Christianity at Yale University. In this captivating book, Lamin Sanneh documents the little-known contributions of American Blacks to the making of Modern West Africa. Highly recommended for correcting our understanding of the mission of African|From Publishers Weekly|In this absorbing study, Sanneh, a historian and professor of world Christianity at Yale University, argues for the historical significance of the settlement in Freetown, West Africa, established by nearly 1,200 freed slaves in 1792 as the

In 1792, nearly 1,200 freed American slaves crossed the Atlantic and established themselves in Freetown, West Africa, a community dedicated to anti-slavery and opposed to the African chieftain hierarchy that was tied to slavery. Thus began an unprecedented movement with critical long-term effects on the evolution of social, religious, and political institutions in modern Africa.

Lamin Sanneh's engrossing book narrates the story of freed slaves who led efforts to...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Abolitionists Abroad: American Blacks and the Making of Modern West Africa   |  Lamin Sanneh. I really enjoyed this book and have already told so many people about it!

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