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(SLAVERY - AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY)

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(SLAVERY - AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY)
<b>85. (SLAVERY - AMERICAN COLONIZATION SOCIETY) </b>Rare, ornate printed document issued by the American Colonization Society, 1p. oblong 4to., Washington, Mar. 30, 1860, a certification that Rev. Norwood Damon is a life member of the society. Signed at bottom by President John H. B. Latrobe and Secretary R. R. Gurley. A few light stray stains, else very good. These certificate originally sold for $30.00 and were popular gifts for ministers. The American Colonization Society was formed in 1817 to send free African-Americans to Africa as an alternative to emancipation. In 1822 the society established a colony that in 1847 became the nation of Liberia. By 1867, over 13,000 freed slaves had emigrated. <b>$1,000-1,500</b>