A Freed African to Free Africa

Shawn Daggett

A Freed African to Free Africa

Harding University

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Abstract

The mission work of the Stone-Campbell Movement and the American Christian Missionary Society began with the sending of Dr. James Barclay to Jerusalem in 1850. Its second candidate for foreign missions, Alexander Cross, was a black slave from Kentucky. His freedom was purchased in order to send him to Monrovia, Liberia, to begin evangelizing the continent of Africa in 1853. This article seeks to create a narrative of his life and work within the contexts of the Southern United States and the newly founded colony of freed slaves in Monrovia.

Original language	American English
Journal	Missio Dei
State	Published - Jan 31 2022

Keywords

History of Missions
Churches of Christ
Slavery

Disciplines

History
Religion

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A Freed African to Free Africa

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