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Dr. Park explores the experience of 73 black and 24 white Americans who served as missionaries of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the colony-turned-republic of Liberia prior to 1875. Tracing their social background, motivations, minds, and work, this book contributes to restoring the first generation of missionaries to their rightful place in history providing a fuller understanding of the early American Protestant missionary enterprise. A rich and original study, this compelling book brings to light a disillusioned experiment of biracial missionary labors that were expected to carry the beliefs and cultural values of 19th century white Americans to the black continent of Africa.
