Journey of Hope The Back-To-Africa Movement in Arkansas in the Late 1800s |
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| Author:
| Barnes, Kenneth C. |
| Series title: | The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8078-2879-3 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2004 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $77.95 |
Book Description:
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Founded in the 1820s by the American Colonization Society as an African refuge for former American slaves, Liberia in the late 1800s received more emigrants from Arkansas than from any other state. Barnes explains why the back-to-Africa movement was so strong in Arkansas and how Africa figured in the thinking of poor black farmers of the rural South.
Founded in the 1820s by the American Colonization Society as an African refuge for former American slaves, Liberia in the late 1800s received more emigrants from Arkansas than from any other state. Barnes explains why the back-to-Africa movement was so strong in Arkansas and how Africa figured in the thinking of poor black farmers of the rural South.