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Title
Group of experts sent by the UNIA to Liberia
Collection

The Negro world

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1924-06 (Inferred)
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Micro RS-52
Topics
African Americans
New York (N.Y.)
African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa
Universal Negro Improvement Association
Genres
Portraits
Photographs
Notes
Biographical/historical: Group of experts sent by the UNIA to Liberia, June 1924, to prepare the way for colonists; The group was deported by Liberian authorities immediately upon arrival; The Negro World; James N. Walcott, Ship carpenter and builder; James c. Roberts, electrical engineer; Reginald Hurley, carpenter and builder [new in Africa]; William W. Strange, supervising and directing civil and mining engineer; J. Nicholls, mechanical engineer; Rupert Christian, executive secretary and paymaster.
Type of Resource
Still image
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b12642240
Library of Congress Control Number: sn 84037003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a56b7ab0-c60d-012f-cde3-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1924: Issued
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Group of experts sent by the UNIA to Liberia" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1924-06. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-a075-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "Group of experts sent by the UNIA to Liberia" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-a075-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1924-06). Group of experts sent by the UNIA to Liberia Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47df-a075-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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Group of experts sent by the UNIA to Liberia