Title: Lott Cary, the colonizing missionary
Description: In this 1922 article for the Journal of Negro History, Fisher writes of Lott Cary (1780-1828), the first American Baptist missionary in Africa. Beginning with a description of Cary's early life, and continuing with the difficulties he overcame to start his mission, Fisher devotes much of the article to documenting Cary's struggles in Africa.
Subjects: African American missionaries, Biography, African American Baptists, Clergy, Missions, Baptists, African Americans, Colonization, Richmond African Baptist Mission Society
Places: Liberia, Africa
People: Lott Carey (1780-1828)