Why Was the Proposal for Colonizing Blacks Back to Africa

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Essay

Why was the proposal for colonizing blacks back to Africa attractive to many whites, even as late as the onset of the Civil War? Why was the proposal for colonizing blacks back to Africa racist and highly discriminatory by many American blacks? Do you agree with this assessment that this proposal was underpinned by racism by whites against blacks?

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