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== American Colonization Society based in United States of America (1822-1847) ==
== American Colonization Society based in United States of America (1822-1847) ==
Liberia was founded and established as a colony to be a homeland for freed African-American slaves from the United States. For this purpose, the American Colonization Society was formed in 1816 in Washington, DC. With the financial help of the United States, the ACS began sending African-American free volunteers to the Pepper Coast in 1822 to colonize and control the area. The settlers issued a Declaration of Independence in 1847. However, the United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until 1862.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Liberia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia#Early_colonization, accessed 22 July 2019.</ref> <ref>Geni contributors, "Liberia - Colonization Period, 1820-1915," in ''Geni'', https://www.geni.com/projects/Liberia-Colonization-Period-1820-1915/29349, accessed 22 July 2019.</ref>
Liberia was founded and established as a colony to be a homeland for freed African-American slaves from the United States. For this purpose, the American Colonization Society was formed in 1816 in Washington, DC. With the financial help of the United States, the ACS began sending African-American free volunteers to the Pepper Coast in 1822 to colonize and control the area. The settlers issued a Declaration of Independence in 1847. However, the United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until 1862.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Liberia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia#Early_colonization, accessed 22 July 2019.</ref> <ref>Geni contributors, "Liberia - Colonization Period, 1820-1915," in ''Geni'', https://www.geni.com/projects/Liberia-Colonization-Period-1820-1915/29349, accessed 22 July 2019.</ref>
''' Sources'''
*[https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam002.html Library of Congress. American Colonization Society]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Colonization_Society Wikipedia. American Colonization Society]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/785285?availability=Family%20History%20Library Tom W. Shick. ''Emigrants to Liberia, 1820 to 1843, an alphabetical listing.''Newark, Delaware : University of Delaware Department of Anthropology & Liberian Studies Association in America, 1971. FHL 966.62 W2e]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/330712?availability=Family%20History%20Library Tom W. Shick. ''Behold the promised land : a history of Afro-American settler society in nineteenth-century Liberia.'' Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1980. FHL 966.62 H2s]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1373073?availability=Family%20History%20Library Eric Burin. ''Slavery and the peculiar solution : a history of the American Colonization Society.'' Gainesville, Florida : University Press of Florida, 2005. FHL 973 C4be]
*[http://www.mdhs.org/findingaid/american-colonization-society/liberia-collection-pp161 Maryland Historical Society. American Colonization Society/Liberia Collection] 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1210727?availability=Family%20History%20Library Richard L. Hall. '' "On Afric's Shore." A History of Maryland in Liberia, 1834-1857.'' Baltimore, Maryland: Maryland Historical Society, 2003. FHL 966.62 H2d]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/58743?availability=Family%20History%20Library Penelope Campbell. ''Maryland in Africa: the Maryland Colonization Society,1831-1857.''Urbana, Illinois : University of Illinois Press, 1971. FHL 966.6 H2c]
*[https://archive.org/details/removaloffreecol00mary/page/n2 Maryland. Report of the Select Committee, to Whom was Referred the Subject of the Removal of the Free Colored Population from Charles County.]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1786936 Letters Received Relating to African Colonization, 1/5/1819 - 3/10/1841. National Archives Catalog. NAID 1786936]
*[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1768603 Letters Sent Relating to African Colonization, 1/17/1820 - 1858, National Archives Catalog. NAID 1768603]


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| {{FSC|1852470|item|disp=An African republic : black & white Virginians in the making of Liberia}} at FamilySearch - book
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| {{FSC|785285|item|disp=Emigrants to Liberia, 1820 to 1843, an alphabetical listing}} at FamilySearch - book
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American Colonization Society based in United States of America (1822-1847)[edit | edit source]

Liberia was founded and established as a colony to be a homeland for freed African-American slaves from the United States. For this purpose, the American Colonization Society was formed in 1816 in Washington, DC. With the financial help of the United States, the ACS began sending African-American free volunteers to the Pepper Coast in 1822 to colonize and control the area. The settlers issued a Declaration of Independence in 1847. However, the United States did not recognize Liberia's independence until 1862.[1] [2]

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Record collection Years covered Record type Language Who is in the records
An African republic : black & white Virginians in the making of Liberia at FamilySearch - book 1822-1847 Emigration English Virginians who helped settled Liberia
Emigrants to Liberia, 1820 to 1843, an alphabetical listing at FamilySearch - book 1820-1843 Emigration English Black Americans who emigrated to Liberia
Report of the Select Committee, to Whom was Referred the Subject of the Removal of the Free Colored Population from Charles County at Archive.org - online book 1831-1843 Emigration English Black Marylanders who emigrated to Liberia
Letters Received Relating to African Colonization, 1/5/1819 - 3/10/1841 at the NARA - series 1819-1841 Letters English Members of the American Colonization Society
Letters Sent Relating to African Colonization, 1/17/1820 - 1858 at the NARA - series 1820-1858 Letters English Letters sent to oversea the colonization of Liberia

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Liberia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia#Early_colonization, accessed 22 July 2019.
  2. ↑ Geni contributors, "Liberia - Colonization Period, 1820-1915," in Geni, https://www.geni.com/projects/Liberia-Colonization-Period-1820-1915/29349, accessed 22 July 2019.

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