repatriation

Examples of repatriation in the following topics:

• Slavery and Liberty

  • The ACS was made up mostly of Quakers and slaveholders, who disagreed on the issue of slavery but found common ground in support of "repatriation. " Most black Americans did not want to emigrate, however, and preferred full rights in the United States.
  • While slaveholders opposed freedom for blacks, they saw "repatriation" as a way of avoiding rebellions.

• Hoover's Efforts at Recovery

  • In 1929, Hoover authorized a program of Mexican repatriation with the stated intention of combating rampant American unemployment, reducing the burden on municipal aid services, and removing people who were considered usurpers of American jobs.
  • The repatriation program, which continued through 1936, was a forced migration of Mexicans and Mexican-Americans over the southern border, with estimates ranging from 500,000 to 2 million deported.

• Yalta and the Postwar World

  • Also, the "Big Three" agreed that all original governments would be restored to the invaded countries (with the exception of France, Romania, and Bulgaria; the Polish government-in-exile was also excluded by Stalin) and that all civilians would be repatriated.

• The Defeat of Japan

  • It was not until 1947 that all prisoners held by America and Britain were repatriated.

• Abolitionists and the American Ideal

  • The ACS was mostly composed of Quakers and slaveholders who disagreed on the issue of slavery but found common ground in supporting repatriation.

• The Korean War

  • Among those captured, about 14,000 defected to Taiwan, while the other 7,110 were repatriated to China.