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In 1862, Abraham Lincoln really wanted Black Americans to emigrate to Panama
Told the ‘would be’ Central American colony (Linconia), 'y’all can have them all!'
Lincoln invited Fredrick Douglass and others to the White House to discuss his plan
In total disgust, they replied to Lincoln, ‘We ain't getting on no more boats white man!'’
Costa Rick, Nicaragua, and Honduras felt the plan would end with America attacking
500 black families were willing to go, but the plan never ended up happening...
...Monrovia, the current capital of Liberia is named after America’s 5th President (James Monroe)
In the 1820's, the American Colonization Society sent thousands of free black Americans to become African residents
The American government preferred their emigration in lieu of emancipation
Since more negroes were gaining freedom, white America gravely feared widespread interracial integration
Lincoln and Monroe treated free black folks as goods and Africa as their lender
We got all that we needed (and more) from these negroes, now please return to sender!
