The African Repository, Volumes 39-40American Colonization Society, 1967 - African Americans |
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Page 203
... Speke found himself in con- tact with a superior negro race , strongly and favorably contrasting with the tribes he had previously seen , and with the exception of Uganda , whither Speke now went , is inhabited by a similar race . Their ...
... Speke found himself in con- tact with a superior negro race , strongly and favorably contrasting with the tribes he had previously seen , and with the exception of Uganda , whither Speke now went , is inhabited by a similar race . Their ...
Page 226
... Speke and Grant , accompanied by a most flattering letter , which he would read to them . The French Geographical Society having given Capt . Speke their gold medal for his discoveries in the Lake Nyanza district in 1858 , Capt . Speke ...
... Speke and Grant , accompanied by a most flattering letter , which he would read to them . The French Geographical Society having given Capt . Speke their gold medal for his discoveries in the Lake Nyanza district in 1858 , Capt . Speke ...
Page 232
... Speke , however , sent back word that he was a prince , and not accustomed either to sit on the ground or to wait . A courtier followed him , prophesying all kinds of evil from his presumption . Capt . Speke , however , terrified the ...
... Speke , however , sent back word that he was a prince , and not accustomed either to sit on the ground or to wait . A courtier followed him , prophesying all kinds of evil from his presumption . Capt . Speke , however , terrified the ...
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