People of all races tend to stay where they were born. By the time of emancipation, blacks had been living in the US for four or five generations. The US was the only home they had ever known. When the US offered Liberia as a homeland for blacks, it was only offered to free blacks, not slaves. Thousands did leave and moved to Liberia. They were grateful for the repatriation and named the capital of Liberia after President James Monroe, Monrovia. Yeah, what ever became of Liberia anyways?;) Blacks did a swell job with that place. Sho nuff!