Bitter Canaan: The Story of the Negro Republic by Johnson, Charles S - 1992

New Brunswick, NJ, U.S.A.: Transaction Publishers, 1992. This is the first publication of a neglected classic by the African-American sociologist who was chairman of the Department of Social Sciences and later president of Fisk University; originally written following the author's service in 1930 as the American representative to an International Commission of Inquiry into slavery and forced labor in Liberia, this is a historical and sociological account of Liberian society which traces the development of American race relations that led to the emigration of thousands of African-Americans to Liberia, their struggles in leaving America and settling an African wilderness; it shows how a Liberian nationality evolved and how the social, economic, and political foundations of the Liberian state affected its history; introductory essay by John Stanfield (gray cover with green lettering; a bright, clean, tight copy in near fine condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from an independent bookstore). Trade Paperback. Near Fine.