Part I. West African Countries and Peoples, and the Negro's Place in Nature: 1. Description of the original and uncivilized state of the native tribes; 2. The origin, dangers, and progressive development of the Liberian Republic; 3. Exposition of erroneous views respecting the African; 4. False theories of modern anthropologists; 5. Some anatomical accounts of Negro physique; 6. The progressive advancement of the Negro race under civilizing influence; Part II. African Nationality: 7. General observations: self-government of the Gambia; 8. Self-government of Sierra Leone: Kingdom of Sierra Leone; 9. Self-government of the Gold Coast; 10. Self-government of the Gold Coast: Kingdom of Fantee; 11. Self-government of the Gold Coast: Republic of Accra; 12. Self-government of Lagos and its interior countries: Kingdom of the Akus; 13. Empire of the Eboes; Part III. Requirements of the Various Colonies and Settlements: 14. Requirements of Sierra Leone; 15. Requirements of the Gambia; 16. Requirements of the Gold Coast; 17. Requirements of Lagos; Some remarks on the Republic of Liberia; 18. Concluding remarks; advice to the rising generation in West Africa; Index.