New Directions in the Study of African American Recolonization is a collection of essays examining African American recolonization to Africa, primarily Liberia. It considers white and black motivation for supporting African recolonization, the motives of settlers who went, the conditions they faced in Africa, and the role of the U.S. government on the endeavour. The authors also explore the relationship between emancipation in the United States and colonization to Africa. The collection includes analysis on both the social and cultural aspect of recolonization, from both the black and white perspective. Essays address the religious, political, and social aspects of the movement. They look at the role of white and black missionaries and political leaders in African recolonization, and they explore the relationship between the American Colonial Society (ACS) and the federal government. They also look at the effect on American racial ideas in the new colony.