did the african american create, the africa nation of liberia?

Question

just asking

Answer 1

Liberia was founded by the United States in the early 1800's during the presidency of Monroe, hence the capital being called Monrovia.

It was an early response to the slave abolition movement. Northern whites wanted to reverse the slavery and assist these blacks wanting to return to Africa to go home. It also served as a platform of US colonialism in Africa by establishing an American presence in west Africa either to destabilize the neighbors or to exploit resources.

But, it was not established by black, only ostensibly for blacks. This is one of the reasons I feel we should have been more involved in Liberian politics, we did create it. The problems are partially our fault.

Answer 2

Not quite. Although some freed American slaves did settle there, Liberia was actually founded by the American Colonization Society, a group of white Americans—including some slaveholders—that had what certainly can be described as mixed motives. In 1817, in Washington, D.C., the ACS established the new colony (on a tract of land in West Africa purchased from local tribes) in hopes that slaves, once emancipated, would move there. The society preferred this option to the alternative: a growing number of free black Americans demanding rights, jobs, and resources at home.

Notable supporters of transporting freed blacks to Liberia included Henry Clay, Francis Scott Key, Bushrod Washington, and the architect of the U.S. Capitol, William Thornton—all slave owners. These "moderates" thought slavery was unsustainable and should eventually end but did not consider integrating slaves into society a viable option. So, the ACS encouraged slaveholders to offer freedom on the condition that those accepting it would move to Liberia at the society's expense. A number of slave owners did just that.

When the first settlers were relocated to Liberia in 1822, the plan drew immediate criticism on several fronts. Many leaders in the black community publicly attacked it, asking why free blacks should have to emigrate from the country where they, their parents, and even their grandparents were born. Meanwhile, slave owners in the South vigorously denounced the plan as an assault on their slave economy.

Abolitionist resistance to colonization grew steadily. In 1832, as the ACS began to send agents to England to raise funds for what they touted as a benevolent plan, William Lloyd Garrison revved up the opposition with a 236-page book on the evils of colonization and sent abolitionists to England to track down and counter ACS supporters.

Answer 3

It was a project started by James Monroe the fifth president of the U.S. to give free African Americans the chance to go back to Africa. Liberia was largely unpopulated before the Americans returned so they really started the country. It got off to a good start because a lot of the people who took Monroe's offer were adventurers and willing to start a new life for themselves where they didn't have to overcome racism. It takes a lot of courage and responsibility to do that. Though many who stayed behind were also courageous and responsible as they wanted to help those who were still in the U.S.

Answer 4

I dont think so. It was both african-americans and white people together.