Central America emigration urged as cure for emancipation era woes
A Missouri delegate argues for relocating free Black Americans to Central America rather than Liberia, praising a congenial climate and uplifting prospects there while criticizing emigration to Africa as wasteful. The piece blends political commentary with a miscellany of short humorous anecdotes and farming notes from the period.
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Missouri
Central America
Ashile
United States
Africa
Liberia
Blair
Prosper Grav
le Noi
Brock
Sanford
Raver
Vabon
County Democrat
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