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Emigrationism

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

A nineteenth-century movement in which African Americans advocated for relocation outside the United States to achieve Black freedom and self-determination, particularly to Latin America, the Caribbean, and West Africa.

AP course connection

Topic 2.18: 2.18 Debates About Emigration, Colonization, and Belonging in America

Unit 2

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