... black leaders called a meeting at Bethel to discuss The American Colonization Society, and the idea of colonization. Almost 3,000 black men packed the church. Three prominent black ministers, Richard Allen, Absalom Jones and John Gloucester, spoke in favor of immigrating to Africa. However, when Forten decided to register a vote in favor of blacks moving to Africa, not a single sound was heard ... ...

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