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What was the American Colonization Society?
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The American Colonization Society was a group of abolitionists who wanted to relocate freed slaves and their descendants to Africa. The number of freed slaves and their descendants grew steadily since the American Revolutionary War, and slaveholders were concerned about the Free Blacks' ability to aid their slaves to escape or to form a slave rebellion. It was also believed by many that, because of white racism, the "amalgamation," or integration, of African Americans with mainstream American culture was out of the question. They needed to relocate elsewhere, where they could