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Our conversation this evening will be based on Chapter 8, Citizenship by Martha S. Jones, relevant material (books, films, #The1619Project chapters/Hulu series/NYT magazine) and related life experiences.

All are welcome to participate - speak, text/chat or just listen -.
10:27 AM - Apr 18, 2024
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A stimulating conversation on the rights of American Citizenship, the threats to these protections and the need for vigilance.

"Onetime federal allies of Black equality- the Supreme Court and Congress included- backed away from their commitments to a democracy led by Black and white men alike."
10:30 PM - Apr 18, 2024 (Edited)
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American Colonization Society
"In 1821, Lt. Robert Stockton had pointed a pistol to the head of King Peter, which allowed Stockton to persuade King Peter to sell Cape Montserrado (or Mesurado) and to establish Monrovia.[72]"
https://en.m.wikipedia.org...
11:19 PM - Apr 18, 2024
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"Black American repatriates attempted to recreate and maintain an American society, yet they also married indigenous people. Many of their children...identified as descendants of settlers, or Americo-Liberians. Like their settler parents, some would come to dominate Liberia's politics and economy."
11:26 PM - Apr 18, 2024
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Global Connections . Liberia . U.S. Policy | PBS
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/g...
11:27 PM - Apr 18, 2024
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