In discussing the Abolition Movement in the United States in the 1820s and 1830s, the text mentions that many members of the American Colonization Society believed that "slavery and racism were so deeply embedded in American life that Blacks could never achieve equality if freed and allowed to remain in the country." How has this belief been borne out in the last two centuries? Be sure to reference the text and your own personal experience [if you wish] when composing your answer.

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In discussing the Abolition Movement in the United States in the 1820s and 1830s, the text mentions that many members of the American Colonization Society believed that "slavery and racism were so deeply embedded in American life that Blacks could never achieve equality if freed and allowed to remain in the country." How has this belief been borne out in the last two centuries? Be sure to reference the text and your own personal experience [if you wish] when composing your answer. 

Their stance was reflected in the resolutions of many abolitionist organizations, such as the American Anti-Slavery Society, which insisted that "Their resolutions insisted that blacks were Americans, entitled to the same freedom and rights enjoyed by the whites."-pg.343. (include this quote)

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