They were released in 1837 by their wealthy mistress, Emily Tubman of Augusta, and sent to Liberia, founded in 1822 by the American Colonization Society to serve as a haven for the once enslaved.

but Bush has been reluctant to commit U.S. troops to Liberia, which was founded in 1822 as a settlement for freed American slaves. (Interactive: The United States and Liberia) He had hoped West ...

Liberia, on the other hand, was founded in 1822 by freed African-American slaves under the auspices of the American Colonization Society. It declared independence in 1847 and remained free from ...

Liberia was colonised in 1822 by freed slaves coming directly from America through the administration of the American Colonisation Society. Independence was achieved in 1847 under J.J. Roberts ...