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 ...
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.
Again the WaPo lies. It was not a US colony.
Thanks blueplum.
I had a Liberian neighbor once. Business owner. Spoke perfect English.
He said, “American blacks are ‘lazy’. “..........
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