Advocated by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Francis Scott Key, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln. Try to convince me it's not important to study.
(Use this link to view the first annual report of the American Colonization Society: https://www.loc.gov/item/91898198/)
(Also, read pages 13,19, 29-30)
American Society For Colonizing The Free People Of Colour Of The United States & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1819) The first annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour in the United States: and the proceedings of the Society at their annual meeting in the city of Washington, on the first day of January. Washington: Printed by D. Rapine. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898198/.
(Used to cover James Madison and his relationship to the American Colonization Society)
“James Madison to Ralph R. Gurley, 19 February 1832,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/99-02-02-2525.
“From James Madison to Robert J. Evans, 15 June 1819,” Founders Online, National Archives, https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Madison/04-01-02-0421.(Reference for Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, James Monroe, and Thomas Jefferson on their relationship to the American Colonization Society)
Guyatt, Nicholas. Bind Us Apart (p. 4, 259). Basic Books. Kindle Edition.(Reference for Abraham Lincoln’s relationship to American Colonization Society)
DiLorenzo, Thomas J.. The Problem with Lincoln: The False Virtue of Abraham Lincoln (p. 15). Regnery History. Kindle Edition.(Reference for Henry Clay as a slaveowner)
DiLorenzo, Thomas J.. The Problem with Lincoln: The False Virtue of Abraham Lincoln (p. 15). Regnery History. Kindle Edition.(Reference for Andrew Jackson as a slaveowner)
Greenberg, Amy S.. A Wicked War (p. 25). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.
(Reference for Maine’s involvement in slave trade)
Han, C. (2020, February 17). Maine's Role in the Slave Trade: Little-Known History of Slave Trading in New England. Main Public. Retrieved November 27, 2020, from https://www.mainepublic.org/post/maines-role-slave-trade-little-known-history-slave-trading-new-england
(Covers Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, ELIZABETH FREEMAN and PHILLIS WHEATLEY)
New England Historical Society. How The Slave Trade Took Root in New England. New England Historical Society. https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/slave-trade-took-root-new-england
(Reference for Rhode Island’s involvement in slave trade)
McDurmon, Joel. The Problem of Slavery in Christian America: An Ethical-Judicial History of American Slavery and Racism (p. 21, 24-26). Devoted Books. Kindle Edition.