Black Livingstone A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth Century Congo - Pagan Kennedy Project

A largely untold story of an extraordinary historical figure, this biography sheds light on the life of William Sheppard, a 19th-century African American who, for more than 20 years, defied segregation and operated a missionary run by black Americans in the Belgian Congo. This work shows how Sheppard returned to United States periodically, and traveled the country telling tales of his adventures to packed auditoriums. An anthropologist, photographer, big-game hunter, and art collector, the man billed as the "Black Livingstone" helped expose the atrocities that occurred under the reign of King Leopold, and this stirring work tells how he eventually helped to break Belgium's hold on the Congo.

ISBN:	9780988225268
Publisher:	Santa Fe Writer's Project
Imprint:	Santa Fe Writers Project
Published date:	01 Sep 2013
DEWEY:	266.51092
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xvi, 225
Weight:	280g
Height:	216mm
Width:	143mm
Spine width:	13mm

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