Were Slaves Taken Back to Africa After Civil War

TheButterflyTribeKhalifa from has written 22 comments

Hey Andy...I am African American, and my family and I spent a year in Ghana. Further, I am HARDLY ashamed of it. I love Africa, and I would definitely love to live there. We have talked about spending part of the year there, and part of the year in the states, generating the dollar - which can go a very long way abroad.

I don't think it's that many or most African American's don't want to visit Africa. The cost to travel seems to be a barrier to their return. Most don't have the money to return home. It's unfortunate, but true. The majority of African Americans, I know of, who travel to Africa regularly, are professionals in this country. The higher wages that they earn, make it a lot easier to move about the planet. Being forced to remain in the states is an economic thing, not a desire on the part of most African Americans.

I never heard from you again, in reference to the internship. What happened to that possibility?

~Khalifa~

Gadget from has written 831 comments

Hello Khalifa, do you know the answer to the question. I think Liberia was a colony of ex-slaves. However, did bad ships drop off ex-slaves in the Caribbean?

I continually interview Black American when I meet them, trying to see if they have any interest in going to Africa. The normal response is something like,
"Why?"
In my experience,there is disportionate amount of White Americans going to Africa. I mean, if the population of the USA is 20 percent Black, then I should be meeting 20 percent Blacks in Africa.

I want the Black Americans, and especially the educated sector to go to Africa, the world needs good role model. Generally, music reaches a country a lot faster than education. I am not sure the music is the best role model or representation of the USA.

Not really important, I am not going to change the world, but when you go next time, ask a lot of your Black friends to go along, and weigh their responses. One persons way of living does not negate a generalization.

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Andy,

At best, history starts out as a half truth as told to us by the conquerors, then it steadily degrades thereafter. Given enough elapsed time and manipulation, much of it becomes just propaganda.

Eric

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HOBO Said :

In my experience,there is disportionate amount of White Americans going to Africa. I mean, if the population of the USA is 20 percent Black, then I should be meeting 20 percent Blacks in Africa.

It's actually about 13 percent. if your really want to spend time with them try Prison were it is nearly 50 .

Don't kill the messenger

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Andy, Yes former slaves called Freedmen were sent back to Africa. Saying they were sent back is a misnomer. They wanted to return and the U.S. Government bought a large piece of land and sent them back. The country they formed is Called Liberia (Liberty) and the Capital is Monrovia (After President Monroe). Not a rumor, it really is history. Ron

i would love to go to africa, alot of black americans do not have a problem with the idea of living in or visiting africa. it's lack of knowledge of the cultures there. i would like to know if africans would possibly be host nations for african americans. i would like to pick a country to move to learn the language and culture and own land. if this is possible i wouldn't blink about living there i would work on those plans immediately. people form other countries move to africa all the time mostly rich people but i want to know if africans would prefer assimilaton from their own populous and alienation from the rich people who live their when they feel like it. africa should get african americans to buy land in africa that way you just winning either way we would be foreigners but no threat and also we would be more than willing to assimilate into the african country we are in. please think about this thank you.