Liberia was founded in the 1820s as part of the American "colonization" movement, which sought to resettle free Black Americans on the African continent. English is the official language of Liberia.

Before European colonization reshaped the Americas, Native American tribes and nations thrived across the continent. Many of these groups built advanced societies with large populations, sophisticated ...

From conquest to colonization : the making of Mexican colonization policy after independence -- Postwar expulsions and early repatriation policy -- Postwar repatriation and settling the frontiers of ...

With its powerful membership of politicians, philanthropists and other influential public figures, the American Colonization Society was well positioned to gain government funding for its schemes to ...