What 'Lincoln' misses and another Civil War film gets right

Penguin · 01-09-13, 06:38 PM

The ACS is a good point to Neal's question why the resettlement idea is seen in a negative light today.

What makes the ACS pretty interesting is that is was not a heterogene club. On the one hand there where those folks who didn't want freedmen living in their land for mostly racist reasons, one the other hand those with good intentions. Well, we know what's paved with it.

In hindsight we know that Liberia didn't work out too well. One reason is tribalism, as those people who settled there were not native to this area, the other is that the guys from America formed an elite themselves and were not to keen sharing their power.

01-09-13, 06:38 PM	#28
Penguin Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Rheinische Republik Posts: 3,322 Downloads: 92 Uploads: 0	The ACS is a good point to Neal's question why the resettlement idea is seen in a negative light today. What makes the ACS pretty interesting is that is was not a heterogene club. On the one hand there where those folks who didn't want freedmen living in their land for mostly racist reasons, one the other hand those with good intentions. Well, we know what's paved with it. In hindsight we know that Liberia didn't work out too well. One reason is tribalism, as those people who settled there were not native to this area, the other is that the guys from America formed an elite themselves and were not to keen sharing their power.