In 1871, the US almost acquired the Dominican Republic.

[Politic Negro]

President Ulysses S. Grant hoped that 'the entire colored population of the United States' would move to the island.

In 1871, the US almost acquired the Dominican Republic. President Ulysses S. Grant hoped that 'the entire colored population of the United States' would move to the island.

Concerned about the future of newly emancipated Black Americans, President Grant saw the Dominican Republic as a place where they could live freely.

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[Akata King]

Interesting. And this is at least the second time I've heard Frederick Douglass get called out.