robert finley established the american colonization society in 1817.
who established the american colonization society in 1817?
robert finley
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the society for the colonization of free people of color of america, commonly known as the american colonization society (acs), was a group established in 1816 by robert finley of new jersey which supported the migration of free african americans to the continent of africa. the society in 1821–1822 helped to found a colony on the pepper coast of west africa, as a place for free-born or manumitted (but not fugitive) american blacks. this was near sierra leone, the already existing british colony for former slaves and free blacks.
american colonization society
according to the "encyclopedia of georgia history and culture", "as early as 1820, black americans had begun to return to their ancestral homeland through the auspices of the american colonization society." by 1847, the american colonization society founded liberia, a land to be settled by black people returning from the united states of america. between 1822 and the american civil war, the american colonization society had migrated approximately 15,000 free blacks back to africa.





























notable members of the american colonization society included thomas buchanan, thomas jefferson, james monroe, abraham lincoln, james madison, daniel webster, john marshall, and francis scott key.
back-to-africa movement