Elias B. Caldwell

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Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American lawyer
abolition-era colonization advocate
human
social reformer
activeInPeriod early 19th century
associatedWith early 19th-century American reform movements
causeAdvocated resettlement of free African Americans to Africa
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup European American
familyName Caldwell NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork colonization of free African Americans
law
social reform
gender male
givenName Elias NERFINISHED
ideology support for colonization as a solution to slavery and race relations in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf American Colonization Society NERFINISHED
movement American colonization movement NERFINISHED
notableFor advocacy of resettlement of free African Americans to Africa
role in founding the American Colonization Society
occupation lawyer
reformer
placeOfActivity United States of America
positionHeld founding figure of the American Colonization Society

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American Colonization Society foundedBy Elias B. Caldwell