From the Chattahoochee Valley of Georgia and Alabama, 1853-1903
by
Matthew F. K. McDaniel
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2013
Between 1853 and 1903, some 500 African Americans left the Chattahoochee Valley of Georgia and Alabama to start new lives in the West African Republic of Liberia. Most of the emigrants departed for Liberia during the uncertainty of the post-Civil War years of 1867 and 1868. Most sought safety and...