Useful Links
American Colonization Society: Summary of goals and information about the founder of the movement
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3p1521.html The American Colonization Society: 200 Years of the “Colonizing Trick” Summary of the intent behind the formation of the American Colonization society https://www.aaihs.org/the-american-colonization-society-200-years-of-the-colonizing-trick/ Julie Winch on black support for the ACS and the Bethel meeting A historian answers the questions-How did African Americans view the efforts of the ACS? Why was there support in some African American communities for emigration? https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3i3134.html Jan. 15, 1817: The Vote on Colonization of Free Blacks in West Africa https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/the-vote-on-colonization-free-blacks-africa/ |
Primary Sources
American Colonization society: collection of primary sources about colonization
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam002.html Meeting of Free People of Color of Richmond, Virginia (1817) At a meeting of a respectable portion of the free people of color of the city of Richmond, on Friday, January 24, 1817, William Bowler was appointed chairman, and Lentey Craw, secretary. The following preamble and resolution were read, unanimously adopted, and ordered to be printed. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h250t.html American Colonization Society: a Memorial to the United States Congress (1820) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part3/3h483t.html American Colonization Society membership certificate, 1833 https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/american-colonization-society-membership-certificate |