Between 1820 and 1913, approximately 16,000 black people left the United States to start new lives in Liberia, Africa, in what was at the time the largest out-migration in US history.
After they arrived in Liberia, Tolbert penned a letter to his former owner, Ben Major: "Dear Sir, We.
He, several family members, and seventy other people boarded the Luna on July 5, 1836.
When Tolbert Major, a former Kentucky slave and single father, was offered his own chance for freedom, he accepted.
Between 1820 and 1913, approximately 16,000 black people left the United States to start new lives in Liberia, Africa, in what was at the time the largest out-migration in US history