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>I'd like to introduce the term "neo-colonialism" to the discussion. I am curious if you are aware of the context of colonialism with respect to Liberia. Oddly, many aren't aware, but Liberia was founded as a colony by the American Colonization Society in an attempt to return freed slaves back to Africa. Although the number of US slaves that colonized Liberia was pretty limited in number (and a minority compared to t…
I am. As another user mentioned, Liberia was essentially colonized by a Western power. It's a shocking example of the virulence of the culture of exploitation that pervaded the Americas at the time.
Well I think there were both good and bad intentions.
For example, you have Lincoln who of course most would consider an advocate of the abolition of the practice of slavery in the US. And Lincoln supported the American Colonization Society initially, even into the War, but eventually changed his position after speaking with African-American soldiers in his Army (imagine that a politician changing their position on a matter without being ridiculed as a flip-flopper).
On its face without knowing more I think one might think establishing a colony in Africa for freed slaves may have been a noble cause, like Lincoln did at one time, and its not like there weren't a few thousand who took the offer.
Now in practice of course the Whites from the American Colonization Society were the rulers and then the power shifted to the freed US slaves, but of course to the local population they weren't fans of their colonizers white or black.