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.

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12642240
Library of Congress Control Number: sn 84037003
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a56b7ab0-c60d-012f-cde3-58d385a7bc34

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Type Of Resource

Still Image

Date Issued

1924-06

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