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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06171 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | A pilgrimage to my motherland. An account of a journey among the Egbas and Yorubas of Central Africa, in 1859-60. |
| Date | 1861 |
| Author | Campbell, Robert (fl. 1859-1861) |
| Document Type | Book |
| Content Description | Published by Thomas Hamilton in New York and by the author in Philadelphia. Contains a frontispiece print of Campbell, and a fold out map of Yoruba country near the Niger River (attached to front flyleaf). In the introduction, Campbell writes, "After what is written in the context, if I am still asked what I think of Africa for a colored man to live and do well in, I simply answer, that with as good prospects in America as colored men generally, I have determined, with my wife and children, to go to Africa to live, leaving the inquirer to interpret the reply for himself." |
| Subjects | African American Author African American History Africa Immigration and Migration Global History and Civics |
| People | Campbell, Robert (fl. 1859-1861) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |