Alternative history: What if the attempt to establish the state of Liberia failed?

Context

During the era of European colonialism in the American continent, slaves were brought to there by the European colonists, and many of them settled over there. Although many have settled in the American continent and practiced Christianity, they were still considered as second-class citizens by the colonial government. Due to years of oppression, many of the slaves rebelled, and one of the most notable rebellions was the Slave Revolt in Haiti inspired by the French Revolution. After that, Haiti gained her independence in 1804, although her independence was only recognised as de facto at that time. In 1816, Robert Finley, who lived in New Jersey, encouraged the migration of freed black slaves from America back to Africa, maybe it was because he was inspired by the Slave Revolt in Haiti. Between 1821 and 1822, Robert Finley lead an organisation called the American Colonisation Society to establish settlements in what was known as the Pepper Coast in West Africa. Then, many of the freed black slaves in America migrated to Liberia. In 1847, the state of Liberia was established, then the USA recognised her sovereignty in 1862. But what if the attempt to establish the state of Liberia failed?

Scenario

Between 1821 and 1822, an organisation led by Robert Finley called the American Colonisation Society was establised in what was known as the Pepper Coast in West Africa, but in this alternative timeline the attempt to establish these settlements were opposed by the tribes living in that area, because they thought it would destroy their culture. In the real timeline, many of the freed black slaves from North America migrated to West Africa, and some of them migrated to some parts of the Caribbean, such as the Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic, whereas in this alternate timeline, the mass migration of the freed black slaves from North America to the Caribbean would have still happened, and none of them would have migrated to West Africa.

In 1824 in the real timeline, the first wave of migration from North America to the Samaná Peninsula happened, and this would also be the case in this alternate timeline. In the real timeline, in 1865, the Dominican Republic gained independence from the Spanish occupation which lasted for 4 years. Then in 1873, a plebiscite on the status of the Samaná Peninsula was held. In this alternative timeline, even a separatist movement would emerge over there, even the separatist movement would have existed since 1861, when the Spanish occupied the eastern part of the island of Hispaniola (now known as the Dominican Republic). Separatist activity in the Samaná Peninsula would have existed until 1865 (independence of the Dominican Republic), and it would continue to exist for decades. In this alternative timeline, there would have been no plebiscite on the status of the Samaná Peninsula in 1873.

Between 1861 and 1865, there was a civil war in the United States between the Union (who were against slavery) and the Confederates (who were for slavery). In this alternative timeline, black slaves from the Confederate territory would have migrated to Western Florida and would attempt to establish a separate state from the Confederate States, even after the loss of the Confederates.

In this alternative timeline, black separatism would have spread across the American continent, from West Florida in the United States, the Samaná Peninsula in the Dominican Republic, Limón in Costa Rica and Chocó in Colombia. In this alternative 19th century, territories where the black people live in the countries where there are active black separatist movements would have been given autonomy as part of the fulfillment of the large-scale Pan-American ceasefire.

Africa in this alternative timeline would not be different from the real timeline, because in this alternative timeline, the British colonists were already in Sierra Leone would expand southwards to Liberia and the other European colonists in Africa would not interfere with their colonies.

In the real timeline, a religious movement called Rastafarianism, who believe that the King of Ethiopia is the Messiah and Ethiopia is the promised land, emerged in Jamaica. Some Rastafarians in Jamaica migrated to Ethiopia. Whereas in this alternative timeline, these would not happen because the state of Liberia would not exist. The ideology of Pan-Africanism, created by Marcus Garvey, would also not exist in this alternative timeline.

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