The Plan to Found Liberia

PBS tv reports:

In the 1800s, a powerful coalition of politicians, enslavers, and even some abolitionists backed a radical idea: send free Black Americans to Liberia. Backed by the American Colonization Society, this movement sparked fierce debate across the country. This clash reveals how contested the idea of American citizenship has always been.

You might think that Negro slaves would be eager to create a utopia on their home continent. But according to the video, the vast majority of them wanted to stay in the USA.