Today in history.
Contributors: Library of Congress. National Digital Library Program.
Publisher: Library of Congress
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Liberia -- History; African Americans -- Colonization -- Liberia; New York (State) -- History; New York (State) -- Description and travel
Other titles: July 26
Description: Discusses the independence of Liberia and history of its founding by the American Colonization society. On July 26, 1847 Joseph Jenkins Roberts declared Liberia an independent republic. Also discusses the signifigance of New York State to conservationists, including its natural history. Discusses its ratification in Poughkeepsie of the U.S. Constitution on July 26, 1788.
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Illustrated by digitized items from the American Memory historic collections compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Table of contents: title: The American Colonization Society; title: New York ratifies Constitution.