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

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

Lamin Sanneh

291 pages first pub 2000 (editions)

historical challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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In 1792, almost 1200 freed American slaves crossed the Atlantic and established Freetown, West Africa, a community dedicated to anti-slavery and opposed to the African chieftan hierachy that was tied to slavery. Thus began an unprecedented movemen...

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