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From Slavery to Freetown: Black Loyalists After the American Revolution Mary Louise Clifford New edition
From Slavery to Freetown: Black Loyalists After the American Revolution
Mary Louise Clifford
Over 3,000 persons deserted American rebel master, during American revolution. In 1792, they were offered a home in West Africa; over 1,200 responded, and became the founders of Freetown in Sierra Leone. This history follows ten of these freed slaves from their escape from masters in Virginia to Freetown, where they struggled for dignity.
259 pages, maps, notes, bibliography, index
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 24, 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9780786425570 |
| Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
| Pages | 259 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 13 mm · 345 g |
| Language | English |
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