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American Colonization Society (ACS)

American Colonization Society (ACS). Erin Keizur. Formation Of ACS. 1817: Formed by a group of prominent white male Virginians (Robert Finley ) Members were mainly middle-class whites; some abolitionists and slave owners All thought slaves could not be integrated into American society.

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American Colonization Society (ACS)

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  1. American Colonization Society (ACS) Erin Keizur

  2. Formation Of ACS • 1817: Formed by a group of prominent white male Virginians (Robert Finley) • Members were mainly middle-class whites; some abolitionists and slave owners • All thought slaves could not be integrated into American society

  3. “colonization” of African Americans • Goal: Relocation of slaves out of America back to Africa • There, the ACS would help them form a new culture/life • The ACS would buy a slave’s freedom then “colonize” them in Africa • Funding came from private donations and fundraisers

  4. “You may free the slave in the South, but he is nevertheless a slave North or South. His shackles are only to be cast off by returning to the land of his forefathers.”. –newspaper editorial, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1854.

  5. Positive Effects • About 15,000 African Americans were emigrated from America • African Americans established the nation of Liberia • In 1847 it was declared an independent state

  6. Failures • Private/public funding wasn’t enough • They “colonized” fewer slaves than were born into the U.S. • Many African Americans resisted • There were 3 or more generations removed from Africa and they had no desire to return to foreign land • Abolitionists criticized their motives • By 1964- formal dissolution of the ACS

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