Between 1820 and 1865 more than 3700 African Americans from Virginia emigrated to Liberia. Some went eagerly, others left reluctantly in exchange for their freedom. In 1847, they helped establish the first African republic. Their stories illustrate meanings of race, citizenship, and nationhood in the early American republic that still resonate today.
http://www.vcdh.virginia.edu/liberia/index.php?page=Virginia%20Emigrants%20To%20LiberiaI picked this up from
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/BlackBanjo/ and thought it might be of interest to some of you over there.
edit - changed link to Blackbanjo as I used the email link in error.
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