African American Settlements in West Africa: John Brown Russwurm and the American Civilizing Efforts (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781349530946)

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.

Author: A. Beyan
ISBN-10: 1349530948
ISBN-13: 9781349530946
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2005
Pages: 168
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d