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Book/Printed Material The relations and duties of free colored men in America to Africa : a letter to Charles B. Dunbar, M.D., Esq., of New York City

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Title

  • The relations and duties of free colored men in America to Africa : a letter to Charles B. Dunbar, M.D., Esq., of New York City

Summary

  • Crummell, pastor of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C., from 1879 to 1898, spoke out for Black liberation, and founded the Negro Academy. He addresses freed Black Americans from Liberia. He does not favor a "return to Africa" movement, popular as it may be, but rather says African Americans should take up the challenges of Africa -- trade, commerce, and evangelization -- for which they are well-suited because of their African heritage and ties. He cites Liberia as an example of such an endeavor.

Names

  • Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
  • Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Hartford : Press of Case, Lockwood and Company, 1861.

Headings

  • -  African Americans--Colonization--Africa

Genre

  • Letters--Connecticut--Hartford--1861

Medium

  • 54 p. ; 23 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E448 .C95
  • E449 .D16 vol. 18, no. 2
  • AC901 .M5 vol. 449, no. 8
  • E448 .L695 no. 13 In a vol. with binder's title: Liberian pamphlets.
  • E185 .Z9 box 1, no. 10

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 17001524

Online Format

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  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Crummell, Alexander, Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, and Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection. The relations and duties of free colored men in America to Africa: a letter to Charles B. Dunbar, M.D., Esq., of New York City. Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood and Company, 1861. Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17001524/.

APA citation style:

Crummell, A., Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection & Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection. (1861) The relations and duties of free colored men in America to Africa: a letter to Charles B. Dunbar, M.D., Esq., of New York City. Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood and Company. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/17001524/.

MLA citation style:

Crummell, Alexander, Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection, and Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection. The relations and duties of free colored men in America to Africa: a letter to Charles B. Dunbar, M.D., Esq., of New York City. Hartford: Press of Case, Lockwood and Company, 1861. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/17001524/>.