What were the goals and beliefs of members of the American Colonization Society? How successful was the American Colonization Society in achieving its objectives?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Before the 1830s, most people who were uneasy with slavery were affiliated with the American Colonization Society.
2. Most of the American Colonization Society’s members believed that slavery was evil but that it had to be eliminated gradually.
3. They proposed to provide transportation to Africa for free blacks who chose to go or were
emancipated for that purpose.
4. Colonization proved to be grossly inadequate as a step toward eliminating slavery.
5. Very few African Americans were transported to Africa, and most of the migrants were already free.
6. Northern blacks denounced the enterprise because it denied the prospect of racial equality in America, further undermining the American Colonization’s Society’s efforts.
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