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In 1871, the US almost acquired the Dominican Republic. President Ulysses S. Grant hoped that 'the entire colored population of the United States' would move to the island.
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You might also consider Liberia, which began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia
T. A. Gardner
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Eisenhower invaded the Dominican Republic in the late 50's because of a threatened Communist takeover. We could have kept it then too.