Interconnected Diasporas: 200 Years of Mobility, Identity, and Community in the Liberian Diaspora
Overview
This presentation considers the Liberia diaspora in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries focused on mobility, identity, and community. It discusses major political organizations and people related to the history of Liberia including the American Colonization Society and Joseph Jenkins Roberts. The presentation provides links to primary sources related to the people who emigrated to Liberia.
Attachments
Attached is the PowerPoint presentation for this resource. Most of the slides have sparse lecture notes included for instructor use.
About This Resource
The presentation included here was submitted by a key note speaker in a one-day virtual workshop for world history educators entitled, "Teaching the Global African Diaspora." The workshop was hosted by the Alliance for Learning in World History.
This resource was contributed by Dr. Yolanda Covington-Ward, Department of Africana Studies, University of Pittsburgh.