Aided by support from certain members of Congress and British officials , he conveyed 38 American Blacks to Freetown in 1816 at his own expense .
Wealthy African - American shipowner Paul Cuffee thought that colonization was worth supporting .
Aided by support from certain members of Congress and British officials , Paul Cuffee conveyed 38 African - American   to Freetown in 1816 at Paul Cuffee 's own expense .
Wealthy African - American shipowner Paul Cuffee thought that colonization was worth supporting .