AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY
(The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America)
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The American Colonization Society established the nation of Liberia in Africa for American Blacks. Approximately 15,000 Blacks chose to emigrate.
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American Colonization Society (ACS), originally known as the The Society for the Colonization of Free People of Color of America, was founded in 1816 by Robert Finley to encourage and support the migration of free African Americans to the continent of Africa.