| African American Settlements in West Africa: John Brown Russwurm and the American Civilizing Efforts 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Beyan, A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349530948 ISBN-13: 9781349530946 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2005 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.52 lbs) 168 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Asian - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - West Africa - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Brown Russwurm and African American Settlement in West Africa examines Russwurm's intellectual accomplishments and significant contributions to the black civil rights movement in America from 1826 - 1829, and more significantly explores the essential characteristics that distinguished his thoughts and endeavours from other black leaders in America, Liberia and Maryland in Liberia. Not surprisingly, the most controversial of Russwurm's ideas was his unwavering support of the American Colonization Society (ACS) and the Maryland State Colonization Society (MSCS), two organizations that most civil rights activists found racist and pro-slavery. Beyan probes the social and intellectual sources, underlying motives and the legacies of Russwurm's thoughts and endeavours, all in an attempt to dissect why Russwurm acted and made the choices that he did. |