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2007-06-29 Africa Subsaharan

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Posted by ryuge 2007-06-29 02:50|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The U.S. was instrumental in ending the 1989-2003 civil war in Liberia. The West African nation was founded in the 1800s by freed American slaves, its "Lone Star" flag modeled on the stars and stripes.

A bit on the REAL founders, which was actually called The American Colonization Society:

On December 21, 1816, a group of exclusively white upper-class males including James Monroe, Bushrod Washington, Andrew Jackson, Francis Scott Key, and Daniel Webster met at the Davis hotel in Washington D.C. with Henry Clay presiding over the meeting. They met one week later and adopted a constitution. During the next three years, the society raised money by selling membership using the certificate shown here.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-06-29 04:46|| 2007-06-29 04:46|| Front Page Top

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