Publication

1883 - , Washington city, District of Columbia

Language

English

Word Count

5,500 words, Guess

Page Count

22 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCE448 .B665

Description

Blyden was President of Liberia College in Monrovia, Liberia. He outlines the reasons for African colonization by American blacks; founding and purpose of the American Colonization Society; creation of the Colony of Liberia and the current state of the colony--its geographic extent, commerce, and Liberia College. Blyden appeals for more African American colonizers.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The origin and purpose of African colonization: Being the annual discourse delivered at the sixty-sixth anniversary of the American Colonization Society, held in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C., Sunday, January 14, 18831883-01-01

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