Heroes And Heroines Of Liberia

Brief biographies of native African heroes and heroines with emphasis on those from south of the Sahara.

Izetta R. Cooper has loved books since she was a child. Liberia - A Visit Through Books is part biography and part bibliography. Within these covers, you will learn about the woman who:- lovingly raised three children and several foster children while supporting her husband's medical career- introduced the Dewey Decimal System to the University of Liberia Library- served as Library Consultant for the Presidential Library of the Executive Mansion for President William V. S. Tubman- hosted the ELTV television show, The World of Books- compiled a bibliography of more than 230 historical books on Liberia- chronicled historical events and literary publications in an extensive timeline

Analyses social, political, economic and governmental aspects of Liberia.

This volume closely examines the movement to resettle black Americans in Africa, an effort led by the American Colonization Society during the nineteenth century and a heavily debated part of American history. Some believe it was inspired by antislavery principles, but others think it was a proslavery reaction against the presence of free Black people in society. Moving beyond this simplistic debate, contributors link the movement to other historical developments of the time, revealing a complex web of different schemes, ideologies, and activities behind the relocation of African Americans to Liberia. They explain what colonization, emigration, immigration, abolition, and emancipation meant within nuanced nineteenth-century contexts, looking through many lenses to more accurately reflect the past. Contributors: Eric Burin | Andrew Diemer | David F. Ericson | Bronwen Everill | Nicholas Guyatt | Debra Newman Ham | Matthew J. Hetrick | Gale Kenny | Phillip W. Magness | Brandon Mills | Robert Murray | Sebastian N. Page | Daniel Preston | Beverly Tomek | Andrew N. Wegmann | Ben Wright | Nicholas P. Wood A volume in the series Southern Dissent, edited by Stanley Harrold and Randall M. Miller