United States, Georgia, Liberty County, 31.80723, -81.45626Anderson, Robert, b. 18191892Born in slavery in Liberty County, Georgia, Robert Anderson felt the call to the ministry at nineteen. When twenty-nine, he bought himself and his wife and later tried to buy his mother but the Civil War freed her. A major theme of the narrative is financial struggle, both for himself and church expenses. Includes travels around Georgia preaching at various churches, attending the M.E. and A.M.E. Conferences, and attempt to sell his first book, which is included as an appendix. Also includes his views on the Millennium of Christ, conduct of life for young men and a list of the sponsors for his book."This book shall be called the Young men's guide, or, The brother in white."Electronic reproduction.digitizedThe online edition of this book in the public domain, i.e., not protected by copyright, has been produced by the Emory University Digital Library Publications Program.application/pdfeng(GEU)ocm14444178http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/b6sbhhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Anderson, Robert, b. 1819African Americans--Georgia--BiographySlaves--Georgia--BiographyFree African Americans--Georgia--BiographyAfrican American Methodists--Georgia--BiographyMethodist Episcopal Church--Clergy--BiographyMethodist Episcopal Church--HistoryMethodist Episcopal Church--FinanceAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church--Clergy--BiographyAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church--HistoryAfrican Methodist Episcopal Church--FinanceAfrican American clergy--Georgia--BiographyPlantation life--Georgia--History--19th centurySlavery--Georgia--History--19th centuryConduct of lifeSlaves' writings, American--GeorgiaThe life of Rev. Robert Anderson born the 22d day of February, in the year of Our Lord 1819, and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1839.Text