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title: 'Speech Regarding the Intent of the African Colonization Society'
type: pdf
hasMedia: true
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authors:
- 'James William Charles Pennington'
date: 1849-05-03
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Slavery'
- 'Colonization'
- 'Citizenship and Government'
scriptures:
- 'Isaiah 1'
- 'Amos 5'
- 'Psalms 82'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/pennington-1849-speech-regarding-the-intent-of-the-african-colonization-society
---

# Speech Regarding the Intent of the African Colonization Society

In an 1849 address J.W.C. Pennington condemns the American Colonization Society and Liberia's leaders for undermining Black autonomy, urging free people of color to organize and reject colonization.

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