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  1. History of Liberia

    Liberia is a country in West Africa founded by free people of color from the United States. The emigration of African Americans, both freeborn and recently emancipated, was funded and organized by the American Colonization Society. The mortality rate of these settlers was the highest among settlements reported with modern recordkeeping. Of the 4,571 emigrants who arrived in Liberia between 1820 and 1843, only 1,819 survived. In 1846, the first black governor of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, requested the Liberian legislature to declare independence, but in a manner that would allow them to maintain contacts with the ACS. The legislature called for a referendum, in which Liberians chose independence. On July 26, 1847, a group of eleven signatories declared Liberia an independent nation. The ACS as well as several northern state governments and local colonization chapters continued to provide money and emigrants as late as the 1870s. Wikipedia

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    Learn about the history of Liberia, the only Black state in Africa never colonized by Europeans. Explore its origins, independence, challenges, and achievements from the 19th century to the present.
    • Liberia

      Liberia is the only Black state in Africa never subjected to colonial rule and is Africa's oldest republic. It was established on land acquired for people who formerly had been enslaved in the United States by the American Colonization Society, which founded a colony at Cape Mesurado in 1821. In 1824 the territory was named Liberia, and its main settlement was named Monrovia, which is the ...

    • History

      Liberia - Colonialism, Civil War, Reconstruction: This discussion focuses on Liberia from the 19th century. For a treatment of earlier periods and of the country in its regional context, see western Africa. Outsiders' knowledge of the west of Africa began with a Portuguese sailor, Pedro de Sintra, who reached the Liberian coast in 1461. Subsequent Portuguese explorers named Grand Cape Mount ...

  3. Learn about the origins, development, and conflicts of Liberia, a West African country founded by freed slaves from the Americas in 1822. The web page covers the periods from 1822 to 1989, focusing on the social, political, and economic changes and challenges that shaped Liberia's history.
  4. Learn about the origins and development of Liberia, a West African country founded by the American Colonization Society and other groups of free African-Americans. Explore maps, articles, and essays from the Library of Congress digital collections.
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