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Mississippi in Africa: The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today
Mississippi in Africa The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today
Author: Alan Huffman
When wealthy Mississippi cotton planter Isaac Ross died in 1836, his will decreed that his plantation, Prospect Hill, should be liquidated and the proceeds from the sale be used to pay for his slaves' passage to the newly established colony of Liberia in western Africa. Ross's heirs contested the will for more than a decade, prompting a deadly r...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781604737530
ISBN-10: 1604737530
Publication Date: 7/1/2010
Pages: 336
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Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Book Type: Paperback
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