{"product_id":"liberty-brought-us-here-the-true-story-of-american-slaves-who-migrated-to-liberia-hardcover","title":"Liberty Brought Us Here: The True Story of American Slaves Who Migrated to Liberia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSusan E. Lindsey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1820 and 1913, approximately 16,000 black people left the United States to start new lives in Liberia, Africa, in what was at the time the largest out-migration in US history. When Tolbert Major, a former Kentucky slave and single father, was offered his own chance for freedom, he accepted. He, several family members, and seventy other people boarded the \u003ci\u003eLuna\u003c\/i\u003e on July 5, 1836. After they arrived in Liberia, Tolbert penned a letter to his former owner, Ben Major: \"Dear Sir, We have all landed on the shores of Africa and got into our houses.... None of us have been taken with the fever yet.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on extensive research and fifteen years' worth of surviving letters, author Susan E. Lindsey illuminates the trials and triumphs of building a new life in Liberia, where settlers were free, but struggled to acclimate themselves to an unfamiliar land, coexist with indigenous groups, and overcome disease and other dangers. \u003ci\u003eLiberty Brought Us Here: The True Story of American Slaves Who Migrated to Liberia\u003c\/i\u003e explores the motives and attitudes of colonization supporters and those who lived in the colony, offering perspectives beyond the standard narrative that colonization was driven solely by racism or forced exile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan E. Lindsey\u003c\/b\u003e is coauthor and editor of \u003ci\u003eSpeed Family Heritage Recipes\u003c\/i\u003e, a historical cookbook of recipes from the Speed family, who built Farmington Plantation in Louisville. Lindsey has also published several essays and short stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792098001184,"sku":"9780813179339","price":59.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2ce7be69880ad91da3902c146e317f85.webp?v=1780694261","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/liberty-brought-us-here-the-true-story-of-american-slaves-who-migrated-to-liberia-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}