While the motivations of members varied, colonization organizations seeking to repatriate free blacks to Africa started as early as 1787. Today's Out of the Box looks at the Virginia Colonization Board's efforts.

http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/2017/03/08/emancipation-and-the-virginia-colonization-board/


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