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I almost forgot that USA had a colony in Africa

It was called Liberia I think (Thats how Liberia get it's flag lol). it was mainly populated by and for Free Slaves. In 1822

If slaves were freed in 1860s, they would bolster the USA's competition in the Scramble for Africa