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March 03, 2002
Liberia
I learnt something interesting about Liberia today. I had often wondered why a country in Africa would name its capital after an American President (Monroevia is named after James Monroe). In the antebellum new world, the land north of the Mason-Dixie land was free of the cruel practice of slavery. Slaves that successfully crossed into the North were free. However, given their lack of education and other cultural differences they didnt fit into society. As a result the black class swelled in the North with no real way for the North to absorb them. Robert Finley floated an idea to repatriate the blacks back to Africa. The American backed colonization committee set sail for Liberia and estabilished a colony. Liberia was founded with an American-like consitution around 1822.
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Posted at March 3, 2002 11:06 PMI would like to know, since Liberia was formed for United States African-Americans, are United States African-Americans in the year 2003 also can be considered Liberan citizens. Please reply, to my email address: enunn50@msn.com thank you.
Posted by: on April 11, 2003 10:27 PM