Liberia was founded in the 1820s as part of the American "colonization" movement, which sought to resettle free Black Americans on the African continent. English is the official language of Liberia.

The American Colonization Society's mission was to relocate freed Black Americans to Africa. Starting in 1820, thousands of Black emigrants were shipped to what would become Liberia. The society's ...

Starting in 1820, thousands of Black emigrants were shipped to what would become Liberia. The society's segregationist ideology has a lasting impact on America and Liberia. On December 21, 1816, a ...

The American Colonization Society, founded in 1816 to assist free black people in emigrating to Africa, was the brainchild of the Reverend Robert Finley, a Presbyterian minister from Basking Ridge, ...

To the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States: The President and Board of Managers of the American Colonization Society respectfully represent that, being about to commence the ...

I. Religious motives in American colonization. Hakluyt's discourse on western planting. The crusade against Catholicism. Contributions of the German reformation. English religious minorities.

With American Colonial style architecture, it's crucial to understand how colonialism shaped design globally—including what the architecture stands for and is rooted in throughout various parts of the ...