American Colonization Society membership certificate

1816

National Constitution Center
Philadelphia, PA, United States

This document certified James Madison's life membership in the American Colonization Society, which supported the settlement of freed black slaves in the colony of Liberia. Madison served as president of the society from 1833 to 1836.

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Title: American Colonization Society membership certificate
Date Created: 1816
Subject Keywords: Anti-slavery, Civil War, Liberia, colonization
Original Source: Library of Congress
Rights: Library of Congress, Manuscript Division, James Madison Papers

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