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The duty of a rising Christian state to contribute to the world's well-being and civilization, and the means by which it may perform the same. The annual oration before the Common Council and the citizens of Monrovia, Liberia - July 26, 1855; being the day of national independence.

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The duty of a rising Christian state to contribute to the world's well-being and civilization, and the means by which it may perform the same. The annual oration before the Common Council and the citizens of Monrovia, Liberia - July 26, 1855; being the day of national independence.
Names
Crummell, Alexander, 1819-1898 (Author)
Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1856
Date Issued: 1857
Place: London
Publisher: Wertheim and Macintosh ; Reprinted by the Massachusetts Colonization Society
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division
Shelf locator: Sc Micro R-900 [pt. 1]
Topics
Liberia -- Politics and government
Genres
Pamphlets
Notes
Content: Microfilm. 35 mm.
Physical Description
Microforms
Extent: 31 p.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b10228368
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): e0f7b1e0-c54c-012f-b79a-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

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  • 1819: Creator Born
  • 1856: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1898: Creator Died
  • 2023: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The duty of a rising Christian state to contribute to the world's well-being and civilization, and the means by which it may perform the same. The annual oration before the Common Council and the citizens of Monrovia, Liberia - July 26, 1855; being the day of national independence." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1856 - 1857. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92ff1228-34f3-4103-e040-e00a18067fce

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. "The duty of a rising Christian state to contribute to the world's well-being and civilization, and the means by which it may perform the same. The annual oration before the Common Council and the citizens of Monrovia, Liberia - July 26, 1855; being the day of national independence." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92ff1228-34f3-4103-e040-e00a18067fce

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Jean Blackwell Hutson Research and Reference Division, The New York Public Library. (1856 - 1857). The duty of a rising Christian state to contribute to the world's well-being and civilization, and the means by which it may perform the same. The annual oration before the Common Council and the citizens of Monrovia, Liberia - July 26, 1855; being the day of national independence. Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/92ff1228-34f3-4103-e040-e00a18067fce

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The duty of a rising Christian state to contribute to the world's well-being and civilization, and the means by which it may perform the same. The annual oration before the Common Council and the citizens of Monrovia, Liberia - July 26, 1855; being the day of national independence.