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Excerpt from Proceedings at the Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Colonization Society: Held in Park Street Church, Feb, 7, 1833, Together With the Speeches Delivered on That Occasion by Hon. Messrs. Everett, Ladd, and Cushing, and Rev. Messrs. Stow and Blagden, Also the Letters of His Excellency Governor Lincoln, and the Hon. Samuel Lathrop The Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Colonization Society was held in Park Street Church, on Thur...

Excerpt from American Colonization Society, and the Colony at Liberia The Society was organized at the city of Washington, in the winter of 1816. Previously to this period, nothing of importance had been done to colonize people of color. Its object. "The object to which its attention is to be exclusively directed, is to promote and execute a plan of colonizing (with their own consent) the free people of color residing in our country, in Afr...

Excerpt from Thirteenth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Colonization Society: Presented at the Annual Meeting, May 24, 1854 A large part of this amount last mentioned, was expended for the medical education of Mr. Daniel Laing, Ir., a native of Charlestown, Mass. And Mr. Isaac H. Snowden, of Boston. They had both received a good English education, and made some pro gress in classical studies. Their talents and char...

Excerpt from American Colonization Society, and the Colony at LiberiaEighty Millions of human beings have then, it seems, been brought to a violent death, or consigned to returnless bondage' by this brutal traffic.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art techn...

Excerpt from Eighth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Colonization Society: Presented at the Annual Meeting, May 30, 1849 The Rev. M. G. Wheeler, who entered the field at the beginning of the year, has labored seven months and a half, the Rev. M. G. Pratt, who commenced in November, has labored four months and a quarter, and Capt. George barker labored about five weeks, closing with the year, amounting in all to thir...

Excerpt from Ninth Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Colonization Society: Presented at the Annual Meeting, May 29th, 1850The Treasurer's Report was presented, but not having been audited, on account of the indisposition of the Auditor, Mr. Tarbell was requested to audit it, and report to the Board of Managers at their first meeting.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic...

Excerpt from Annual Report of the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Colonization Society: Presented May 29, 1844American or European) along the whole extent of coasts, from Cape Verd to Benguela, that the exportation of slaves will be most effectually pre vented.The establishment of these settlements would have a certain tendency to civilize the natives in their immediate vicinity by introducing anrong them schools, the mechanic arts and ...