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Report on Colonization and Emigration: Made to the Secretary of the Interior (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
Synopsis
A historical proposal outlines a plan to assist emancipation-era people of color by relocating them to tropical colonies, with housing, land, and schooling as part of a structured program.
This edition presents the core ideas and negotiations surrounding emigration in the 1860s, including proposed terms for settlers, land grants, and the rights they would enjoy. It also covers the roles of foreign governments, such as Britain, the Netherlands, and Ecuador, in shaping a transnational approach to colonization.
- How emigrants would be housed, housed land, and supported for up to five years, with education for children.
- The use of engagement or labor agreements, and options for later land ownership or rewards for continued work.
- The governance and legal safeguards intended to protect settlers, including labor disputes and access to judges and governors.
- The broader policy discussion on opening benefits to people of color beyond the District of Columbia, and the call for a permanent emigration office.
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