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Book/Printed Material Remarks on the colonization of the western coast of Africa, by the free negroes of the United States, and the consequent civilization of Africa and suppression of the slave trade

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Title

  • Remarks on the colonization of the western coast of Africa, by the free negroes of the United States, and the consequent civilization of Africa and suppression of the slave trade

Summary

  • One Joseph Bryan argues here for African American colonization of Africa and for Congressional aid to send freed American slaves to Liberia. Appendix gives opinions, speeches, and resolutions of Jefferson, Madison, British Parliament, etc., all backing his views.

Names

  • Bryan, Joseph, of Alabama
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • John Cabell Breckinridge Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • New York : W. L. Burroughs' Steam Power Press ..., 1850.

Headings

  • -  Liberia--Emigration and immigration
  • -  African Americans--Colonization--Africa

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.
  • -  LAC tnb 2021-02-09 no edits (1 card)

Medium

  • 67 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • DT631 .R38
  • AC901 .M5 vol. 2, no. 4 Another copy.
  • E448 .R38 Copy 3.
  • AC901 .B7 vol. 18, no. 12 Another copy.
  • E449 .D16 vol. 14, no. 7 Another copy. Inscription in ink on cover: Ex. Com. Col. Jo. Top edge trimmed: first line of inscription on cover and some page numbering wanting.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05015424

Online Format

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Bryan, Joseph, Of Alabama, Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, John Cabell Breckinridge Pamphlet Collection, and Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection. Remarks on the colonization of the western coast of Africa, by the free negroes of the United States, and the consequent civilization of Africa and suppression of the slave trade. New York: W. L. Burroughs' Steam Power Press, 1850. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05015424/.

APA citation style:

Bryan, J., Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, John Cabell Breckinridge Pamphlet Collection & Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection. (1850) Remarks on the colonization of the western coast of Africa, by the free negroes of the United States, and the consequent civilization of Africa and suppression of the slave trade. New York: W. L. Burroughs' Steam Power Press. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05015424/.

MLA citation style:

Bryan, Joseph, Of Alabama, et al. Remarks on the colonization of the western coast of Africa, by the free negroes of the United States, and the consequent civilization of Africa and suppression of the slave trade. New York: W. L. Burroughs' Steam Power Press, 1850. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05015424/>.