Mississippi in Africa: The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today
Mississippi in Africa: The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today is a 2004 non-fiction book by Alan Huffman, originally published by Gotham Books and re-issued in 2010 by University Press of Mississippi. It chronicles Americo-Liberians who originated from the Prospect Hill Plantation in Mississippi and who settled Mississippi-in-Africa.
The book had a working title of "Prospect Hill" though the final title was "Mississippi in Africa".[1]
Reception
[edit]Publishers Weekly praised the "fascinating" concept, though it criticized the excessive detail which it argued made the pace "plodding", and that the book "meanders" with excessive commentary from the author.[2]
Kirkus Reviews stated that it is "Thought-provoking and expertly told—and a most promising debut."[3]
The Journal of Pan African Studies stated that the work has "riveting prose".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bush, Vanessa (2003-12-01). "Huffman, Alan. Mississippi in Africa: the Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today". Booklist. 100 (7): 636. Retrieved 2002-08-25 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
- ^ "MISSISSIPPI IN AFRICA: The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today". Publishers Weekly. 2003-12-08. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ^ "MISSISSIPPI IN AFRICA". Kirkus Reviews. 2003-11-01. Retrieved 2022-08-25. - Posted on the internet on May 20, 2010.
- ^ "Huffman, Alan. Mississippi in Africa: the Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today". The Journal of Pan African Studies. 4 (3): 184. 2011 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
Further reading
[edit]- Yardley, Jonathan (February 1, 2004). "A troubled country and its resettled Americans". Washington Post Book World. 34 (5): 2.
- "Mississippi in Africa: The Saga of the Slaves of Prospect Hill Plantation and Their Legacy in Liberia Today". Reference & Research Book News. 19 (2): 66. May 2004.
External links
[edit]- Mississippi in Africa - University Press of Mississippi
- Mississippi in Africa - Available on the Internet Archive