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Besides escaping to the North, another alternative for freed slaves was “colonization“ or resettlement in Africa. Several organizations were founded to encourage and assist with this relocation, but this was not a universally appealing choice. The American Colonization Society, organized in 1816 in Washington, DC, assisted thousands of emancipated slaves in returning to Africa. The Society established the colony of Liberia, named from the Latin word for “free,“ on the west coast of Africa as a homeland for former slaves from the United States. An 1845 map of Liberia published by the Society shows that many place names were of African origin. However, several reflect a strong American influence, as does Monrovia, named for President James Monroe.
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Document identity
localId
ww72bp03c
label
Map of Liberia
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
ww72bp03c
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Map of Liberia
description
Besides escaping to the North, another alternative for freed slaves was “colonization“ or resettlement in Africa. Several organizations were founded to encourage and assist with this relocation, but this was not a universally appealing choice. The American Colonization Society, organized in 1816 in Washington, DC, assisted thousands of emancipated slaves in returning to Africa. The Society established the colony of Liberia, named from the Latin word for “free,“ on the west coast of Africa as a homeland for former slaves from the United States. An 1845 map of Liberia published by the Society shows that many place names were of African origin. However, several reflect a strong American influence, as does Monrovia, named for President James Monroe.
date
["1845"]
year
1845
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_006846
creators
Coyle, Randolph.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Liberia--Maps
Monrovia (Liberia)--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Africa
Liberia
Monrovia
Montserrado (county)
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
Liberia
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Baltimore [Md.]
publisher
Lith. by E. Weber & Co.
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
41688024w
schema:latitude
6.5
schema:longitude
-9.5
extent
1 map ; 44 x 61 cm.
notes
Relief shown by hachures.
Includes text.
Inset: Vicinity of Monrovia / surveyed by J. Ashmun, 1825.
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no
dcId
ww72bp03c
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
08cb2bad1b13f01d