Africa\'s Luminary 1840 Liberia Slavery American Freed Slaves Black War Methodist For Sale

DETAILS: Original issue of the scarce Liberian missionary newspaper, \"Africa\'s Luminary.\" Monrovia, Liberia: Methodist Episcopal Mission Press, Volume 2, Number 13, September 18, 1840.Liberian missionary newspaper covering the lives of freed African American slaves inLiberia and the struggles they faced. Four 4 pages in length. Each page measures17¾ x 12¼ inches.Minor foxing. Otherwise an exceptionally well preserved antiquarian newspaper.



BACKGROUND: The country of Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America (American Colonization Society), which believed that black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born African Americans, along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to Liberia. The nation graduallydeveloped an American-Liberian identity with the new settlers colonizing the indigenous population. Led by these freed American slaves, the country declared independence on July 26, 1847, which the U.S. did not recognize until February 5, 1862. Liberia was the first African republic to gain independence and is Africa\'s oldest continuously independent country.


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