Detailed information on 15,000+
African-American emigrants to Liberia
Canbe found at the recently launched website:
www.liberianrepatriates.com
While access to the site is free of charge,
news users are required to register. The database includes information on birth
year (where available), town/country of origin, state of origin (including
"IndianTerritories"), denominational affiliation, family relations
among emigrants, destination in Liberia, ships on which they travelled, and year of emigration. The many fea tures of the
site can be best experienced by searching for "Hilary
Teage" or "John Brown Russwurm," for example. Their pages include genealogical links and maps
showing locations where they lived, as well as other information and
images. Over time, similarly detailed information will be added for as many
persons in the database as possible.
Given its interactive features,
www.liberianrepatriates.com offers intriguing possibilities as a teaching tool.
If incorporated into historical methods seminars or state history courses, it
would enable students to examine national (and even global) trends at a local
level. In so doing, it would help help them concretize the life choices faced. By historical actors within the constrains of
their place and time. History faculty interested in incorporating the
site into courses should address inquiries to cpburrowes@mac.com.
