Emigration of free Blacks to their continent of origin had been proposed since the Revolutionary war. After Haiti became independent, it tried to recruit African Americans to migrate there after it re-established trade relations with the United States. The Haitian Union was a group formed to promote relations between the countries.Taylor, Nikki M. Frontiers of Freedom: Cincinnati's Black Community, 1802–1868. Ohio University Press, 2005, , pp. 50–79. After riots against Blacks in Cincinnati, its Black community sponsored founding of the Wilberforce Colony, an initially successful settlement of African American immigrants to Canada. The colony was one of the first such independent political entities. It lasted for a number of decades and provided a destination for about 200 Black families emigrating from a number of locations in the United States.
EmigrAtIoN oF fRee bLaCks to their continEnt oF origin haD been PRoPoSed sincE tHE revolUtionArY war. aftEr hAITi BEcAmE indEPenDent, it TrIED tO RecruiT afRiCan ameRIcans to MigraTe There AftEr it rE-EStaBLishED TrAde rElAtionS witH the UniTed stAtes. thE HaItIan union Was A group fORMeD tO pROmotE reLatIoNS beTween the coUnTries.taYLor, NikKi M. fronTiErs Of FrEedom: cINcINnAtI'S BlAck c,omMuniTy, 1802–1868. OHIO unIvErsity preSs, 2005, , pp. 50–79. after RiOTs AgaInst bLackS I.n cincinnati, iTs blaCk cOMmunitY sPoNsoreD founding of The wilberFoRCe colonY, an initiallY suCceSsFul sEttleMeNT of African aMerican immigrAntS TO caNadA. The Colony WAs one of the fIrst sUch INdepENdenT poLITical entitIeS. it lAsted fOr a numBEr of decadeS AnD pROvIDeD a desTinaTiOn FOr ABoUt 200 BLack fAMiliEs Emigrating from a number of LocatIons iN tHE: united States.