Publication date 2004 topics ross family, slave insurrections, plantation life, wills, plantation owners, slaves, freedmen, african americans. A contributor to the atlanta journalconstitution, the new york times, smithsonian magazine and other publications, he is the author of ten point, mississippi. Alan huffman brings us the fascinating story of a slaveowner from the southern u. Alan huffman mississippi writers, musicians, actors, and. This book will give people on both sides of the race issue something to think about. Alan huffman audio books, best sellers, author bio. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today ebook written by alan huffman. Through research, interviews and edgy, wartime travelogue, the book documents a drama that spans two centuries and.
Alan huffman is known for chronicling epic sagas that have slipped through the cracks of history, such as his 2004 nonfiction book mississippi in africa, which explores two parallel universes. In the journey from mississippi to liberia, huffman has uncovered a fascinating tale thats spent too long in obscurity. Mississippi in africa is not just a well considered history of the united states but a look into human nature. Alan huffman books list of books by author alan huffman. Mississippi in africa by alan huffman houston chronicle. Ive read a plethora of books from and about africa, but so far have managed to somehow largely ignore writings about west africa s liberia. But huffman as an excellent reporter doesnt stop just with simply reconstructing the loose ends of the epic of how a gaggle of emancipated mississippi slaves immigrated to liberia. Truly, a thought provoking book that should give insight and bring all americans back together to discuss the elephant in the room. Alan huffman is a freelance journalist and the author of the highly acclaimed mississippi in africa. Contributor to numerous publications and sites including the atlanta journalconstitution. Author alan huffman tells this story in his remarkable mississippi in africa. Of the many tragedies set in motion by the enslavement of african people in the united states, few are more sorrowful. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
San francisco chronicle best books of 2004 alan huffman is a brilliant storyteller who pulls off a difficult story with breathtaking skill, taking us from the antebellum south to wartorn liberia. He spent several risky weeks in the civil wartorn nation seeking evidence of what became of mississippi in africa and its descendants. When wealthy mississippi cotton planter isaac ross died in 1836, his will decreed that his plantation, prospect hill, sh. Alan huffman mississippi in africa gotham books, 2003 mississippi in africa recounts the saga of 200 freed mississippi slaves who sailed to liberia before the american civil war to become part of a new american african colony. He has written for numerous newspapers and magazines, i. Mississippi in africa by alan huffman overdrive rakuten. He has appeared on npr and numerous other radio shows, the daily. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today by alan huffman isbn. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and. Mississippi in africa the saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy mississippi history southern history. The gripping story of two hundred freed mississippi slaves who sailed to liberia to build a new colony where the colonists repression of the native tribes would beget a tragic cycle of violence. Read mississippi in africa the saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today by alan huffman available from rakuten kobo. His story is fascinating and i simply couldnt put down the book until i read every page.
Alan huffman, bolton, mississippi, is the author of several books, most recently sultana. Lee mississippi in africa the saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today por alan huffman disponible en rakuten kobo. Alan huffman talks about his book, mississippi in africa, in which he tells the story of a group of slaves that migrated to liberia, the life they lead while there, and the connection to the. Author huffman is interviewing a man in liberia, africa in the year 2001. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia by alan huffman, narrated by andrew l. Deer camp in the mississippi delta, huffmans first book, is a photo essay book that includes his grandmothers photographs and reveals the the final days of the. When a wealthy mississippi cotton planter named 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. Alan huffman was born in bolton, mississippi, and currently divides his time between bolton and brooklyn, new york.
In the journey from mississippi to liberia, huffman has uncovered a fascinating tale that s spent too long in obscurity. Mississippi in africa university press of mississippi. Alan huffman, bolton, mississippi, is a freelance journalist and author of five other nonfiction books including mississippi in africa. In liberia, former slaves never really left the plantation. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today by alan huffman at. The gripping story of two hundred freed mississippi slaves wh. Audio books are obviously much loved by many people, but the sum total of my own experience is having listened to one during a long road trip and having tried and failed, years ago, to record an audio version of mississippi in africa for a project for blind readers. Alan huffman is the author of several nonfiction books, including sultana, mississippi in africa, and here i am. In mississippi in africa, alan huffman traces this extraordinary yet littleknown episode of. Singapores city of the future and the ghost of tom joad.
A contributor to the atlanta journalconstitution, the new york times, smithsonian magazine, and other publications, he is the author of ten point. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today alan huffman, author. San francisco chronicle best books of 2004 a superior historical and journalistic investigation, tracing the lives and legacies of freed slaves in america and africa. No one asked ernestine jones, or her sister, bernice jamison.
The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia and ten point. The seeds of resentment sown over a century of cultural conflict between the colonists and tribal peoples would explode in the late 20th. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. In the late 1840s, some 300 former slaves from prospect hill plantation and other isaac ross properties in jefferson county, mississippi, were the largest. Mississippiinafrica was a colony on the pepper coast west africa founded in the 1830s by the mississippi colonization society of the united states and settled by american free people of color, many of them former slaves. In 1849, most of his slaves were freed, and some 200 went to africa, accompanied by another 200 or so freed by sympathetic members of the ross family. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today. He is just one of many descendants of slaves given their freedom by plantation owner, isaac ross, jr. Barnes, is produced by university press audiobooks. Few of us know that in the early 19th century, it was. February 2004 amplifying a littleknown slice of southern history, journalist alan huffman has reconstructed the riveting true story of freed slaves who fled mississippi to establish a new home in africa in the 1840s.
This quote is from the book, mississippi in africa by alan huffman. For most americans, liberia is a remote place in a distant continent with no connection to their daily lives. Written by alan huffman, audiobook narrated by andrew l. Huffman takes readers through quite a journey as he gives the history of abolitionists in mississippi and the ultimate return of blacks to africa. Mississippi in africa recounts the saga of 200 freed mississippi slaves who sailed to liberia before the american. Alan huffman talks about his book, mississippi in africa, in which he tells the story of a group of slaves that migrated to liberia, the life they. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia today huffman, alan on. Alan huffman mississippi in africa gotham books, 2003 mississippi in africa recounts the saga of 200 freed mississippi slaves who sailed to liberia before the american civil war to become part of a new americanafrican colony. The book begins as the authors attempt to flush out the details of a. Alan huffman provides a study of two hundred freed slaves from mississippi who journeyed to liberia to build a new colony, the cultural conflict between the colonists and native tribal peoples, and the. Deer camp in the mississippi delta, both published by university press of mississippi. 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. When mississippi journalist and bestselling author alan huffman received a piano that had survived a.
Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read mississippi in africa. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Alan huffman talked about his book, mississippi in africa. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Mississippi in africa paperback bargain price, january, 2005 by alan huffman author. The saga of the slaves of prospect hill plantation and their legacy in liberia, in which he tells the story of a group of slaves that. Alan huffman is a mississippibased freelance writer and author of five nonfiction books.
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