UID:
almafu_9959237274202883
Umfang:
1 online resource (285 p.)
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
ISBN:
979-88-908779-9-4
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0-8078-7622-4
Serie:
John Hope Franklin series in African American history and culture
Inhalt:
Kenneth C. Barnes explains why so many black Arkansas sharecroppers dreamed of Africa and how their dreams of Liberia differed from the reality. This narrative also examines the role of poor black farmers in the creation of a black nationalist identity and the importance of the symbolism of an ancestral continent.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; One. The Liberia Exodus Arkansas Colony, 1877–1880; Two. A Movement Ebbs and Flows: The 1880's; Three. Hope Ignites: Liberia Fever, 1888–1891; Four. Gaw'n t' 'Beria: The Crisis of 1892; Five. Troublemakers; Six. Missions; Seven. The Meaning of Africa; Eight. The Last Voyages; Nine. In Liberia; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-8078-2879-3
Sprache:
Englisch
