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(AFRICA--TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION.) SMITH, C.S. Glimpses of Africa, West and Southwest Coast. Containing the Author's Impressions and Observations during a Voyage of Six Thousand Miles from Sierra Leone to St Paul de Loanda, and Return. Introduction by Bishop H.M. Turner. Copiously illustrated. 8vo, original smooth blue cloth, stamped in gilt on the upper cover and spine; some light mottling to the rear cover, binding slightly sloped. Nashville: A.M.E. Publishing House, 1895
scarce narrative of african travel by an african-american."The Negro, Colored Man, Afro-American, or whatever name the reader may prefer, is not sitting idly by, while the mighty host of meritorious men in the arena of the various professions and beneficial industries are ascending the hills in quest of the summit of distinction." [From Bishop Turner's Introduction.] Smith said he went to Africa "First, to gratify a long-cherished desire to see that country. Second, to see what the European is doing there. Third, to see what the African himself is doing. Fourth, to gain knowledge of the operations of missionary effort. Fifth, to study the effects of the climate on the human condition. Sixth to see if there are any openings for the employment of the skill and energy of intelligent and industrious young Americans of African descent." Smith, who wanted to see how the African-American might "help" his African brother, confesses at Chapter VII, that there was really no need for help in any capacity. On the contrary, he comments "I confess to a feeling of pleasurable disappointment when the fact dawned on me that West Africa could supply a greater number of skilled craftsmen than for whom places could be obtained."
