On the recordJanuary 1, 1903
Schemes of migration and colonization arose among them; but these they refused to entertain, and they eventually turned to the Abolition movement as a final refuge.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Du Bois recounts how free Black communities rejected proposals for migration and colonization, ultimately embracing the Abolition movement.
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