American Colonization Society Hall

Item

Item sets
Mall Histories
Washington
Title
American Colonization Society Hall
Creator
I. Cranford Nielson
Date
1860-1930
Description
The American Colonization Society was a national organization founded in 1817. Its purpose was to encourage the migration of free African Americans and formerly enslaved Africans to Africa. Members of the Society saw this plan both as a way to encourage slave owners to free their slaves and to give free black Americans a way to escape the inequality they experienced in the US. The Society was responsible for sending 6,000 black Americans to Liberia between 1821 and 1867. The organization had a permanent office on the Mall from 1860 until the building was razed in 1930.
Source
The Historical Society of Washington, DC. View Original.
Coverage
1860-1889
1920-1949
Location
The southwest corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 4 1/2 Street NW, now Constitution and 4th Street NW.