White Americans in Black Africa : Black and White American Methodist Missionaries in Liberia, 1820-1875 Book

	Illustrations and Maps
	Abbreviations
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Ch. I	Origins of the Liberia Mission	3
	The Rise of Missionary Spirit and Organizations	3
	The African Colonization Movement	6
	Organization of the Bi-racial Missionary Work Force	19
Ch. II	Missionary Backgrounds and Motivations	31
	Qualifications	32
	Regional Origins	51
	Family	56
	Mentalities and Motivations	62
Ch. III	Native African Missions	83
	Optimistic Expectations	83
	Mission Programs	90
	Sources of Failure: Native African Factors	98
Ch. IV	Problems of Missionary Work Force: Bi-racial Era	115
	Ineffectiveness of White Missionary Labors	115
	Secularization of Black Missionaries	125
	White Superintendency in Conflict: The Case of John Seys	133
Ch. V	The Failed Experiment of Black Autonomy, 1849-1875	153
	Institutional Evolution of Black Self-Administration	153
	Training for Self-Government	164
	Reality of "Independence"	172
	Conclusion	189
App. A	White Methodist Missionaries and their Wives in Liberia, 1833-1865	197
App. B	Black Methodist Settler-Missionaries in Liberia, 1820-1875	201
	Bibliography	207
	Index	235