Proceedings of a Convention of the Friends of African Colonization, held in Washington City, May 4, 1842
Contributors: Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress); African American Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Alexander and Barnard, Printers
Published: 1842
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 64
Subjects: African Americans; Colonization
Other titles: Proceedings of a Convention of the Friends of African Colonization, held in the Capitol at Washington, May 4, 1842
Description: Discussion of the present state and difficulties of Liberia, with resolutions passed to redress these difficulties. Much attention to the need for funds from the US to finance the colony, especially from state legislatures. Discussion of the slave trade and its abolition; appeal for trade and American protection of Liberia.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.