Thomas Hodgkin was a prominent British physician and historian who devoted much of his life to the abolitionist cause. In this book, Hodgkin defends the American Colonization Society, an organization dedicated to the resettlement of freed slaves in Africa, against charges of racism and imperialism. Hodgkin also provides an account of the British African Colonization Society, which sought to achieve similar ends in West Africa.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.