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Born into slavery on a Virginia plantation, Lott Carey purchased his own freedom and that of his two children in 1813. Eight years later, he sailed for West Africa, becoming America's first Black missionary to the continent and helping to found the colony that would grow into the Republic of Liberia.
Lott Carey And Global African American Christian Mission tells the sweeping story of the movement he ignited, from his 1821 voyage through the visionary leadership of Dr. Wendell Clayton Somerville and the generations of missionaries, presidents, and medical workers who built the Lott Carey Baptist Foreign Mission Convention into a global force for the Gospel. Drawing on rare archives, personal interviews, and decades of research, Dr. Leroy Fitts offers a definitive and deeply human history, essential reading for students, pastors, and anyone seeking to understand the missionary heritage of the Black church and its reach around the world.