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American Colonization Society
The American Colonization Society, founded in 1816 to assist free black people in emigrating to Africa, was the brainchild of the Reverend Robert Finley, a Presbyterian minister from Basking Ridge ...
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American Colonization Society: a Memorial to the United States Congress
To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: The President and Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society respectfully represent that, being about to commence the ...
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Celebration of the American Colonization Society--Speech of Mr. Webster.
The American Colonization Society celebrated their anniversary yesterday, in the First Presbyterian Church. The assemblage was addressed by the Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER and Mr. STANTON of Tennessee.
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What We Lose When We Only Teach ‘Respectable’ Black History
It’s tempting to overcompensate for the absence of Black history by teaching only perfect, pristine, and pure histories.
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The Gulf of Mexico’s long history of colonization and varying names
A Maritime History.” “No longer was the Gulf a Spanish sea,” Sledge wrote. “It was an American sea.” That dominance continued when the United States discovered the treasures beneath the ...