This volume contains 123 documents which illustrate the early history of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and its struggle for human rights in the Congo from 1890-1918. The documents, many of which have never been published, are crucial to a full understanding of both the work of the Presbyterian Mission and its impact on the social, political, and religious life of the Congo. The documents are annotated and the volume contains an introduction and an index.

Robert Benedetto is Associate Librarian and Associate Professor of Bibliography at Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia. His publications include Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the Presbyterian Church, U.S. (Greenwood Press, 1990