Arthur Thomas Porter
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Professor Arthur Thomas Porter was a Krio professor and author of West Indian, Maroon settler and African American descent. Professor Porter's book on the Sierra Leone Creole people, 'Creoledom: A study of the developement of Freetown society' is one of the most quoted books on the Krios 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 the United States.
[edit] 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, and African American descent.
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