The Seventh Annual Report of the American Society for People of Colour of the United States. With an Appendix.

Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, 173, [1] pp. Removed, some aging, foxing throughout, heavy in some places, slight soiling; otherwise in good to very good condition.The American Colonization Society was formed in 1816 by John Randolph, Henry Clay and Richard Lee. Daniel Webster, Henry Rutgers, and Francis Scott Key are listed as officials of this group in the pamphlet. This movement was part of a back to Africa process that would help ensure greater freedom for free African Americans. Around 1821, the American Colonization Society helped establish a colony in Liberia for that purpose. While some critics felt there were racist motives behind this movement, many blacks felt that having a separate place to live was the only way to avoid the discrimination they faced. A hundred years later, Marcus Gravey would make the same case, and start another back to Africa movement. Slaverynorth website. Denison website. (Inventory #: 100908)