Andrew Lampman
HIST 202A-03 MW 0800-0930
An American Discourse to Liberty Americans often remember the battle cry of Patrick Henry “Give me liberty,” though many forget that with the liberation of America in the 1770s from British control many remained in bondage in this nation. The American Revolution revealed the hypocrisy of liberty, as the colonies fought for independence, and yet enslavement remained an integral part of the new nation. Liberation was the idea that men had certain inalienable rights that were deemed “god given.” The problem with having these rights was that they were exclusive to white, land owning men. The segregation of black men specifically allowed the institution of enslavement to scourge the land with fear of societal …show more content…
“Since the early date of 1714 its removal to some territory beyond the limits of the United States or to an unsettled area of our public lands has been advocated.” (Sherwood, TFACS, 1917, p.209). Jeffferson vocalized, wrote, and advocated for black American colonization dating back to 1773. (Sherwood, TFACS, 1917, p.210). The activity came to a head with the beginning of a migration. By Sherwood’s account “private enterprise alone could make little headway in the actual colonization of the Negroes in a territory sufficiently distant to be beyond the pale of the white population.”(TFACS, 1917, p.209). In 1815 Paul Cuff brought thirty-eight black American to West Africa. Colonization advocacy began to gain public support and spurred the creation of the “American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States.” This organization included Thomas Jefferson and the concept that the best place for colored people to be was on the west coast of Africa. As their ideas caught on, other organizations such as the Union Humane Society began to spring to life focusing on anti-slavery ideals. These decisions for social change lead to a meeting with Congress in Frankfort, October 18-19 1815 which deemed, “…that a suitable territory ‘be laid off as an asylum for all those negroes and mulattoes who have been, and those who may hereafter be, emancipated within the United States; and that such donations, allowances, encouragements, and assistance be afforded them as may be necessary for carrying them thither and settling them therein; and that they be under such regulations and government in all respects as your wisdom shall direct.’” (Sherwood, TFACS, 1917, p.211). During the congressional meeting there was discussion of sending the freed men to the North Pacific. The December 21, 1816 congressional meeting lead to the
HIST 202A-03 MW 0800-0930
An American Discourse to Liberty Americans often remember the battle cry of Patrick Henry “Give me liberty,” though many forget that with the liberation of America in the 1770s from British control many remained in bondage in this nation. The American Revolution revealed the hypocrisy of liberty, as the colonies fought for independence, and yet enslavement remained an integral part of the new nation. Liberation was the idea that men had certain inalienable rights that were deemed “god given.” The problem with having these rights was that they were exclusive to white, land owning men. The segregation of black men specifically allowed the institution of enslavement to scourge the land with fear of societal …show more content…
“Since the early date of 1714 its removal to some territory beyond the limits of the United States or to an unsettled area of our public lands has been advocated.” (Sherwood, TFACS, 1917, p.209). Jeffferson vocalized, wrote, and advocated for black American colonization dating back to 1773. (Sherwood, TFACS, 1917, p.210). The activity came to a head with the beginning of a migration. By Sherwood’s account “private enterprise alone could make little headway in the actual colonization of the Negroes in a territory sufficiently distant to be beyond the pale of the white population.”(TFACS, 1917, p.209). In 1815 Paul Cuff brought thirty-eight black American to West Africa. Colonization advocacy began to gain public support and spurred the creation of the “American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color of the United States.” This organization included Thomas Jefferson and the concept that the best place for colored people to be was on the west coast of Africa. As their ideas caught on, other organizations such as the Union Humane Society began to spring to life focusing on anti-slavery ideals. These decisions for social change lead to a meeting with Congress in Frankfort, October 18-19 1815 which deemed, “…that a suitable territory ‘be laid off as an asylum for all those negroes and mulattoes who have been, and those who may hereafter be, emancipated within the United States; and that such donations, allowances, encouragements, and assistance be afforded them as may be necessary for carrying them thither and settling them therein; and that they be under such regulations and government in all respects as your wisdom shall direct.’” (Sherwood, TFACS, 1917, p.211). During the congressional meeting there was discussion of sending the freed men to the North Pacific. The December 21, 1816 congressional meeting lead to the