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赖比瑞亚 (Liberia) 的独立
1847年7月26日
美国人反对奴隶制度的态度可以追溯到18世纪早期，当时针对对非裔美人殖民化作法 (形成不同的殖民地) 替换集成他们融入美国人社会中的议题，有不同的意见。在黑人与白人之间，这是相当具有争议性的议题。有一群人在1816年组成了「美国殖民协会」 (the
American Colonization Society) ，成员包括詹姆士．门罗 (James
Monroe) 、安德鲁．杰克森 (Andrew
Jackson) 、丹尼尔．韦伯斯特 (Daniel
Webster) ，以及法兰西斯．史考特．凯伊 (Francis
Scott Key) 。他们知道美国在成为一个真正统合的国家前，必须要面临许多困难，所以他们买下西非的一块土地，将其命名为赖比瑞亚。这个小殖民地是怎么变成独立的国家呢？
Americans opposed to slavery back in the early 1800s were divided over the issue of colonization (forming separate colonies) for African Americans instead of integrating them into the United States. It was a very controversial notion among both blacks and whites. A group called the American Colonization Society was formed in 1816, with members such as James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster, and Francis Scott Key. They knew the nation would face many difficulties in becoming a truly integrated country, so they bought a colony on the West Coast of Africa and named it Liberia. How did this little colony become an independent country?
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