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Black Poor and White Philanthropist
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Slight Dog Ears at bottom corners”
- Type
- Academic History
- Year Printed
- 1994
- Subjects
- Politics & Society
- Binding
- Softcover, Wraps
- Subject
- History
- Original/Facsimile
- Original
- Place of Publication
- Liverpool
- ISBN
- 9780853233770
- EAN
- 9780853233770
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
ISBN-10
0853233772
ISBN-13
9780853233770
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5574841
Product Key Features
Book Title
Black Poor and White Philanthropists : London's Black and the Foundation of the Sierra Leone Settlement 1786-1791
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Africa / West, Emigration & Immigration, Poverty & Homelessness, Black Studies (Global)
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Book Series
Liverpool Historical Studies
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight
17.4 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
92-243555
Series Volume Number
100
Table Of Content
Introduction 1. The Founding Fathers 2. The Sierra Leone Proposal 3. Emigration or Deportation? 4. The Province of Freedom 5. A New Beginning 6. Conclusion Appendices 1. Movements of the ships of the Black Poor expedition 2. Saints and prostitutes 3. The Plymouth 'purge' Bibliography Index
Synopsis
This book examines the events surrounding the establishment of a settlement in West Africa in 1787, which was later to become Freetown, the present-day capital of Sierra Leone. It outlines the range of ideas and attitudes to Africa which underlay the foundation of the settlement, and the part played by the black settlers themselves, London's Black Poor. Was the settlement based on a racist deportation designed to keep Britain white (as some accounts claim), or a voluntary emigration in which the blacks themselves played a part?, This book examines the events surrounding the establishment of a settlement in West Africa in 1787, which was later to become Freetown, the present-day capital of Sierra Leone. It outlines the range of ideas and attitudes to Africa which underlay the foundation of the settlement, and the part played by the settlers themselves, London's 'Black Poor'. Information about London's black population at this time comes to light through an investigation of sources such as parish registers. The relevance of the expedition to race relations in Britain is considered. Was the settlement based on a racist deportation designed to keep Britain white (as some accounts claim), or a voluntary emigration in which the blacks themselves played a part? Once in West Africa, the settlers faced a struggle to survive against often harsh conditions, a struggle which included conflict with slave traders and neighbouring Africans. The settlement's 'failure' is perhaps less surprising than its subsequent re-establishment. The last part of the book looks at the nature of the Sierra Leone Company through the debate over its formation. Was it primarily a commercial concern with colonial pretensions, or an idealistic venture closely connected with the campaign to abolish the slave trade? Finally, it is suggested that the Company's aims helped to mould British policy towards Black Africa during the first half of the nineteenth century.
LC Classification Number
DA689.N4B73 1994
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