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Established in the early nineteenth century as a settlement for free people of colour, Liberia is usually seen as an endpoint in the journeys of those who traveled there. Robert Murray reveals that many Liberian settlers in fact returned repeatedly to the US, and explores the ways this movement shaped the construction of race in the Atlantic world.

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“An innovative addition to the growing body of scholarship on Liberian colonization. . . . Required reading for anyone interested in the colonization movement or identity formation in the nineteenth century Atlantic World.”—Journal of Social History

“A compelling narrative of Atlantic and American racialization in West Africa. . . . People interested in the histories of West Africa, the United States, Black Atlantic, and slavery and race-making will find Atlantic Passages deeply insightful and refreshing.”—Journal of Early American History

“Centers discussion of Black settlers’ experiences negotiating issues of race, colorism, class, and gender in Liberia. . . . Show[s] us how there is more that we can learn from and write about with respect to the histories of Liberian colonization.”—Early American Literature

Atlantic Passages Race Mobility and Liberian

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      Publisher: University Press of Florida
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 27/06/2023
      ISBN13: 9780813080284, 978-0813080284
      ISBN10: 0813080282
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Established in the early nineteenth century as a settlement for free people of colour, Liberia is usually seen as an endpoint in the journeys of those who traveled there. Robert Murray reveals that many Liberian settlers in fact returned repeatedly to the US, and explores the ways this movement shaped the construction of race in the Atlantic world.

      Trade Review
      “An innovative addition to the growing body of scholarship on Liberian colonization. . . . Required reading for anyone interested in the colonization movement or identity formation in the nineteenth century Atlantic World.”—Journal of Social History

      “A compelling narrative of Atlantic and American racialization in West Africa. . . . People interested in the histories of West Africa, the United States, Black Atlantic, and slavery and race-making will find Atlantic Passages deeply insightful and refreshing.”—Journal of Early American History

      “Centers discussion of Black settlers’ experiences negotiating issues of race, colorism, class, and gender in Liberia. . . . Show[s] us how there is more that we can learn from and write about with respect to the histories of Liberian colonization.”—Early American Literature

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