actually, the formation of the Republic of Liberia started earlier than that..more like ondere Pres Munroe. Expatriates from the US went there as well as some liberated from slave ships.
All was not hunky-dory however, since there were sopme African inhabitants already there and quarrels started. It is good that all men should be free, in spite of the tyrants will occasionaly come along and do their best to destroy that freedom. We Americans shpould well know after obesrvi8ng bthe past couple years under the would-be "king of the world".
It is a pity that most who received their freedom in such an abrupt way, were not ready to exercise it. It was trhe same with the African states who craved to be free from colonialism. They got their freedom and almost immediately lapsed into tribalism, mistook freedom to be 'freedom from any work'., and allowed dictators to take over. These dictators promised the sun, moon and stars and the mob placed the scoundrels in power, only to find them determined to keep it at all costs! ... Sound familiar ?
Now, nations such as formerly known as Southern Rhodesia, Belgian Congo and others are only a dirty shadow of the bustling, productive colonies they once were. And although a colonial holding, the people were probably enjoying more personal freedom in most cases, than they could hope for today. Probably the foremost example of "be careful what you wish for..."".
Whwn freedom is dumped upon a person who never really knew what it was, just as a hobo who wins the lottery....they often squander the riches.