Liberia

Examples of Liberia in the following topics:

• The Rise of Garveyism

  • Convinced that blacks should have a permanent homeland in Africa, Garvey sought to develop Liberia.
  • The Liberia program, launched in 1920, was intended to build colleges, universities, industrial plants, and railroads as part of an industrial base from which to operate.
  • However, it was abandoned in the mid-1920s after much opposition from European powers with interests in Liberia.

• Marcus Garvey

  • Convinced that black people should have a permanent homeland in Africa, Garvey sought to develop Liberia.
  • The Liberia program, launched in 1920, was intended to establish colleges, universities, industrial plants, and railroads; however, it was abandoned in the mid-1920s after strong opposition from European powers with interests in the region.

• Slavery and Liberty

  • In 1821 the ACS established the colony of Liberia, and assisted thousands of former African-American slaves and free blacks to emigrate there from the United States.

• The Politics of Slavery

  • The AASS rejected colonization—the proposal to send free blacks back to the new colony of Liberia in Africa—as a racist scheme and opposed the use of violence to end slavery.

• The End of the War

  • Belgium became a partner following its invasion by Germany at the beginning of the war, while several other nations took encouragement from America’s entry in April 1917 and joined the Allies, including Japan, Serbia, Montenegro, San Marino, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Cuba, Panama, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras, Haiti, Costa Rica, Brazil, Liberia, Siam (Thailand), and China.

• Abolitionists and the American Ideal

  • In 1821, the ACS established the colony of Liberia in Africa and assisted the emigration of thousands of former African-American slaves and free blacks (with legislated limits) from the United States.