- Summary
- Born to an African king in colonial Sierra Leone at the beginning of the twentieth century, Princess Fatima Massaquoi lived an extraordinary life that encapsulated the contradictions, upheavals, and unprecedented opportunities of her time. This critical edition of her memoirs makes her story available to readers for the first time. Beginning with her lovingly recounted memories of growing up in Liberia, it follows her to Hamburg, Germany, where she pursued an education and forged friendships, but also experienced the racism, terror, and nationalistic fervor that accompanied the Nazis' rise to power. In the face of these mounting dangers, Massaquoi traveled to the United States, where she furthered her studies, embracing her newfound freedom even as she observed deteriorating conditions in the segregated American South in the early years of the civil rights movement. Spanning continents and cultures, this narrative introduces us to a truly remarkable woman while offering a fascinating window into the complex history of the twentieth century.
- Format
- Book
- Author/Creator
- Massaquoi, Fatima, 1904?-1978, author.
- Published
- New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013
- Locale
- Germany
United States
Liberia
- Edition
- First edition
- Contents
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My birthplace, ethnicity and parents
My birth and customs about childbirth in the Gallinas country
Life and customs in the Bali (Bari) country of Sierra Leone
Life and customs in the Vai country of Liberia
On beauty and aspects of Vai social organization
Life in Monrovia
School begins at Julie C. Emery Hall
More on life at the mission school
I bid farewell to Liberia
I arrive in Germany
I meet a Nazi
and more on the work of the consulate-general
Hard times, "isms" and school
Christmas and school trips in Germany
The "invincibles" and my departure for Switzerland
L'ecole superieure et secondaire (Switzerland) and rough times on my return to Germany
Departure for America
Welcome for a "savage" at Lane College and death of Father
The Fisk University saga
Goodbye friends
you shall be hearing from me.
- Other Authors/Editors
- Seton, Vivian, 1950- editor.
Tuchscherer, Konrad, 1970- editor.
Abraham, Arthur, 1945- editor.
- Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
My birthplace, ethnicity and parents -- My birth and customs about childbirth in the Gallinas country -- Life and customs in the Bali (Bari) country of Sierra Leone -- Life and customs in the Vai country of Liberia -- On beauty and aspects of Vai social organization -- Life in Monrovia -- School begins at Julie C. Emery Hall -- More on life at the mission school -- I bid farewell to Liberia -- I arrive in Germany -- I meet a Nazi -- and more on the work of the consulate-general -- Hard times, "isms" and school -- Christmas and school trips in Germany -- The "invincibles" and my departure for Switzerland -- L'ecole superieure et secondaire (Switzerland) and rough times on my return to Germany -- Departure for America -- Welcome for a "savage" at Lane College and death of Father -- The Fisk University saga -- Goodbye friends -- you shall be hearing from me.
