On February 6, 1820, the first organized emigration of free African Americans to Africa began as 86 individuals departed New York Harbor aboard the Mayflower of Liberia. They were bound for the British colony of Sierra Leone, which welcomed free African Americans and fugitive slaves. This marked the beginning of a migration movement that would eventually lead to the founding of Liberia.
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