"An exceptional work that will stand for years as the best study of the African colonization movement. Burin's insights into this often misunderstood idea will be appreciated by all historians of the early national era. The research, both archival and secondary, is excellent."--Douglas Egerton, Le Moyne College "Burin adds significantly to our understanding of the world view of slaveholding colonizationists, of their negotiations with prospectively freed people, and of their struggle with ...

Deuxieme recueil de nouvelles écrites par des auteurs ayant participé au concours de nouvelles de la masterclasse d'écriture dirigée par Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt et sélectionnées par des professionnels de l’édition encadrés par l’Agence Littéraire Florence Sultan.La grille d’évaluation repose sur des critères objectifs (personnages, climat, nœuds dramatiques, etc) dans l’esprit du propos et des conseils du maître d’écriture.Plus d'informations sur https://www.the-artist-academ...

Initially founded as a colony of the American Colonization Society in 1822 and declared an independent republic in 1847, the Republic of Liberia has challenged scholars across disciplines for almost as long as it has existed. Despite its territory being the home of Indigenous peoples for centuries, Liberia was imagined as a plan to relocate people of color primarily from the United States to West Africa as settler colonists. It then became a nation dominated by its original African-America...