Posted on 06/02/2008 2:00:19 PM PDT by restornu
Someone doesn't know much about Black history. They got this part exactly backwards. The plan was to send freed Blacks FROM the US to Liberia, not bring them from Liberia to the US. Robert Finley went on to serve as head of the University of Georgia.
Someone doesn't know much about Black history. They got this part exactly backwards. The plan was to send freed Blacks FROM the US to Liberia, not bring them from Liberia to the US. Robert Finley went on to serve as head of the University of Georgia.
1821: Black Emigration to Liberia
Over the objections of the A.M.E. Church,
The American Colonization Society, which is founded by a white Presbyterian clergyman named Robert Finley establishes the black Republic of Liberia in West Africa
and begins encouraging emigration of blacks to this new African country.
Most of those involved are criminals.
well, actually, Slavery was first ended by the British in the early 1800s, then they put a ban on all trade related to slavery in the British Empire and realms, so this gave impetus to the American and other European and Russian and Japanese/Chinese abolition of slavery. Saudi Arabia didn’t stop slavery until 1970.
“But there are many things here I was not aware of!”
Yes, me too, thanks again.
Joepsh Smith’s political party was the first Anational anti slave party. His idea to free the slaves was a decent compromise that may have worked. The US govt. would basically buy the slaves at a high price (above market price). It would cost a lot but the South would not feel economically ruined and the North could get abolition. No matter hwat price theyeventually finagled with each other it would have been much cheaper in gold an lives than the Civil War. (which was prophesied as well in early pre civil war D & C editions.)
This link throughouly discusses Black and the Priesthood in the LD church. The Mormon Faith & Black Folks
Basically it argues that it was a lineal (blood) doctrine (not based on skin color). Much like the Bible bans the Moabites and their descendants from the priesthood.
Sorry didn’t use spell check
You need to tell the folks at the source web site, not me. They are the ones that need a history lesson. As they say, “For those who are curious, Scott and Juliann are white, while Renee is black.” Looks like none of them is particularly strong in the area of history.
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