Liberia Founded
1822
The American Colonization Society landed freed American slaves on Cape Mesurado in West Africa with a mandate to build a Christian, English-speaking republic. The idea - that Black Americans would be happier elsewhere - was dubious. The settlers built a capital called Monrovia and governed, uneasily, as a colonial elite.
In context
Also in 1822 (4 other events on record)
- Brazilian Independence · South America · Politics
- Battle of Pichincha · South America · War
- Denmark Vesey Plot · North America · Politics
- Moka Sardili Taken by Ibrahim · Europe · War
Before and after in Africa
Before and after in Politics
Era
Industrial Age (1801–1900), one of 513 events from that era on Saeculum.
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