- Arthur Thomas Porter
Professor Arthur Thomas Porter was a
Krio professor and author ofWest Indian ,Maroon settler andAfrican American descent. Professor Porter's book on theSierra Leone Creole people , 'Creoledom: A study of the developement of Freetown society' is one of the most quoted books on theKrio s and his book examines their society in a way in which few books had of their time period. Arthur Porter's son, Arthur Porter Jr. is medical doctor in theUnited States .Background
Arthur Thomas Guy Porter was born in
Freetown, Sierra Leone and attended the Cathedral School in Freetown. Porter was of West Indian,Jamaican Maroon , andAfrican American descent.ources
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