Slavery and The Peculiar Solution: A History of The American Colonization Society

Burin, Eric

Slavery and The Peculiar Solution: A History of The American Colonization Society

Eric Burin

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From the early 1700s through the late 1800s, many whites advocated removing blacks from America. The American Colonization Society (ACS) epitomized this desire to deport black people. Founded in 1816, the ACS championed the repatriation of black Americans to Liberia in West Africa. Supported by James Madison, James Monroe, Henry Clay, and other notables, the ACS sent thousands of black emigrants to Liberia. In examining the ACS's activities in America and Africa, Eric Burin assesses the organization's impact on slavery and race relations.

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Preface for Paperback Edition
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction: American Colonization Society Manumissions and Slavery
Chapter 1: An Overview of the African Colonization Movement
Chapter 2: ACS Manumitters: Their Ideology and Intentions
Chapter 3: Slaves: Negotiating for Freedom
Chapter 4: The Pennsylvania Colonization Society as a Facilitator of Manumission
Chapter 5: White Southerners’ Responses to ACS Manumissions
Chapter 6: ACS Manumissions and the Law
Chapter 7: Liberia: Freedpersons’ Experiences in Africa
Conclusion
Tables
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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Published: 2008

Publisher: University Press of Florida

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978-0-8130-3273-3 (paper)

Slavery and The Peculiar Solution: A History of The American Colonization Society

Overview

Contents