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American Colonization Society

American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color in the United States

The American Colonization Society was established in 1816 to assist black people in immigration to Africa. It was formed by a Robert Finley who finally understood that the black people in America never would be able to be a “real” part of the American society. They would have a better opportunity to develop their potential as human beings I n Africa, their mother country. The American Colonization Society was started as a charitable work, and it slowly started the end of slavery.

The American Colonization Society helped to found the colony of Liberia in 1821.The most important thing was to give black Americans a better future and freedom in Africa. Liberia was found as a country where people who had been slaves could live a good life. Already during the first year thousands of black Americans moved to the new-formed country Liberia from United States. They could do this because of the great help from the American Colonization Society. The society controlled the development of Liberia until the country became independent in 1847.

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