Memorial of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States

<p>This is a memorial presented to the U.S. House of Representatives on January 29 1827 by the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States. The document advocates for the colonization of free African Americans primarily in Liberia as a solution to racial tensions and the issue of slavery in the United States. It offers insights into the views and motivations of the American Colonization Society and provides a historical perspective on the complex and controversial topic of colonization in the 19th century. Referred to a select committee this memorial reflects the debates and proposed solutions surrounding race and slavery during a pivotal period in American history.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>