On this day in 1820, the American Colonization Society organized a migration of freed enslaved people from the United States to Africa. 

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From the desk of “Stuff You Missed in History Class,” “This Day in History Class” quickly recounts a tidbit from today’s events in history.

This Day in History Class

On this day in 1820, the American Colonization Society organized a migration of freed enslaved people from the United States to Africa.

Organized immigration of free Black people from U.S. to Africa - February 6, 1820

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