United States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
Washington, DC: U.S.G.P.O., Superintendent of Documents
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
59 p., Examines policy and progress in the Western Hemisphere, focusing on the second Summit of the Americas in Santiago, Chile, as a reflection of US government policy toward Latin America, and economic conditions, migrant rights, prison conditions, education, and other human rights issues; 1990s. Some focus on the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IAHCR), and the US International Development Agency (USAID).
Gates,Henry Louis, Jr. (Author) and Andrews,William L. (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
1998
Published:
Washington, DC: Civitas
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
439 p, Contents: Preface / William L. Andrews -- Introduction : the talking book / Henry Louis Gates, Jr. -- A narrative of the most remarkable particulars in the life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, an African prince / as related by himself -- Narrative of the Lord's wonderful dealings with John Marrant, a Black -- Thoughts and sentiments on the evil and wicked traffic of the slavery and commerce of the human species, humbly submitted to the inhabitants of Great Britain / by Ottobah Cugoano -- The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African / written by himself -- The life, history, and unparalleled sufferings of John Jea, the African preacher / compiled and written by himself
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
332 p, Contents: 1. Introduction 2. A Concise History of Suriname and Marienburg 3. The Immigration of British Indians and Javanese 4. Demographic Impact of British Indians and Javanese Indentured Immigrants 5. Protection, Power, and Control 6. The Plantation Hierarchy 7. Tasks, Hours, and Wages 8. Social Provisions: Free Housing and Medical Care, and the Plantation Shop 9. Social, Religious, and Cultural Life of the Asian Immigrants 10. Resistance App. 1. Annual Immigration of British Indians and Javanese in Suriname App. 2. Labor on Sugar Plantations in Suriname, 1890 1930.
