2020-07 2 sessions
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Booklet, The African Repository and Colonial Journal, April 1829, 32pp, deskbound, VG. Provides 18pp dedicated to the Second Expedition of captain Hugh Clapperton, noted for his exploration of Africa. Other topics covered, "Plan for obtaining a Ship for the Society", Virginia Legislature ... colonizing Free People of Color of Virginia; Slavery in Missouri ... The African Repository and Colonial Journal, was the official publication of the American Colonization Society, which supported the migration of free American Blacks to Africa, specifically to its colony of Liberia. It began publication in 1825 and ceased in 1892. It is a primary source for the early history of Liberia.
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