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Two hundred years later, a long-lost document sheds light on the purchase of Liberia
WaPo via msn ^ | 20 November 2021 | Ray Cavanaugh

Posted on 11/20/2021 10:49:53 PM PST by blueplum

It was billed as a land of promise — a place where free Black Americans could obtain more political rights and a better quality of life.

Liberia did not receive its name until 1824, but the territory that became its capital city was purchased on Dec. 15, 1821.

Almost exactly 200 years later, a Liberian historian has discovered that original purchase agreement — a document missing since 1835 that sheds light on the acquisition of the only U.S. colony in Africa.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History; Society
KEYWORDS: blackhistory; districtofcolumbia; emancipation; godsgravesglyphs; jeffbezos; jefferson; liberia; originaldocuments; raycavanaugh; slavery; ushistory; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
slides of the document are HERE
1 posted on 11/20/2021 10:49:53 PM PST by blueplum
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To: blueplum

If I read that correctly, cultural heritage, feigned ignorance, coercion and the usual evils attributed to the White race were found. Yet, Liberia is one of the most thriving countries in Africa. Sorry. Not sorry.


2 posted on 11/20/2021 11:24:10 PM PST by JouleZ (You are the company you keep.)
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To: blueplum

Again the WaPo lies. It was not a US colony.


3 posted on 11/20/2021 11:44:21 PM PST by rxh4n1
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...
Thanks blueplum.

4 posted on 11/21/2021 7:18:05 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: SunkenCiv

I had a Liberian neighbor once. Business owner. Spoke perfect English.

He said, “American blacks are ‘lazy’. “..........


5 posted on 11/22/2021 5:36:34 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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