History of Liberia
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title:
History of Liberia
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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 (ACS). 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 (39.8%). In 1846, the first black governor of Liberia, Joseph Jenk
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Liberia
date created:
2002-02-25T15:43:11Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T15:26:12Z
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