An African Republic: Black and White Virginians in the Making of Liberia (The John Hope Franklin Series in African American History and Culture)
"A teachable book for upper-division courses and graduate seminars. . . . Doubles as a walk through an elegantly curated museum exhibit. . . . A central text to black migration history."--Journal of Southern History"Strong and compelling. . . . Tyler-McGraw superbly demonstrates her skills as a careful researcher who keenly analyzes primary and secondary materials. . . . Important for all serious southern historians and upper-level students."--NC Historical Review"[A] promising addition to the ongoing discussion of the economics of migration."--Journal of the Early Republic"An informative and insightful narrative that thoroughly explains the complications and desires surrounding Liberian colonization."--H-Net Reviews"This provocative, well-researched book makes a significant contribution to the study of early Liberian growth. . . . Scholars as well as students of African studies will find this book a welcome interpretation toward reevaluation of the formative period of Liberia."--Register of the Kentucky Historical Society"An excellent book that demonstrates that the ACS was consequential; the body not only established Liberia, it also highlighted the debates on slavery in Virginia."--Journal of American History"[A] valuable book."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History"Impeccable research. . . . A much-needed addition to African American, early republic, and US Southern historiography. . . . Highly recommended."--Choice"Breaks new ground in drawing attention to the way women from leading planter families, often in defiance of male relatives, expressed their opposition to slavery by supporting colonization and campaigning for voluntary manumission."--Times Literary Supplement"Well-written. . . . [Tyler-McGraw] carefully balances historical analysis with sympathy as she peels back the complex layers of the social environments on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean that gave birth to 'An African Republic'. . . . A valuable addition to studies in early post-revolutionary American history and the American beginnings of the Liberian republic."--International Journal of American Historical Studies