Skip to main content Skip to search results Skip to Facets & Filters

Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872

 

Dates

  • Existence: 1797 - 1872

Biography

Ralph Randolph Gurley (May 26, 1797 – July 30, 1872) was an American clergyman, an advocate of the separation of the races, and a major force for 50 years in the American Colonization Society. It offered passage to free black Americans to the ACS colony in west Africa. It bought land from chiefs of the indigenous Africans. Because of his influence in fundraising and education about the ACS, Gurley is considered one of the founders of Liberia, which he named.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Ralph Randolph Gurley letter

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 833171
Mss 833171
Date(s): 1833-02-21
Abstract

In English.

Back to top