Category Archives: 1839

The Colony of Liberia and the suppression of the slave trade

Posted on 1 April 2022 by Dr. Fred P.M. van der Kraaij

Whereas the colonization activities of the American Colonization Society (ACS) have been criticized at various places and various times, it is nonetheless fair to draw here attention to an important and at times successful activity: the suppression of the slave … Continue reading →

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A letter from Edina (Liberia), dated May 2, 1838

Posted on 13 December 2020 by Dr. Fred P.M. van der Kraaij

Emigration of former slaves and colored people to the west coast of Africa wasn’t always voluntary, as we have seen in preceding posts. This, however, doesn’t mean that African Americans who left the United States to settle on the other … Continue reading →

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The USA in the 19th century: a far from homogeneous country

Posted on 4 December 2020 by Dr. Fred P.M. van der Kraaij

It’s the year 1839. In the southern states of the United States of America (the ‘slave states’) hundreds of thousands of black people are kept in bondage. On slave markets in these southern states human beings are sold as slaves, … Continue reading →

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