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Publication Date: 1997
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Liberia: America's Closest African Ally.
Thompson, Samuel; Mowell, Barry
Social Education, v61 n7 p390-94 Nov-Dec 1997
Profiles Liberia, the West African nation patterned after the United States and colonized with freed U.S. slaves in the early 19th century. Reviews the country's history and its eruption into civil strife in 1990, showing how tensions have often characterized relationships between Liberians of different ethnic identities. (MJP)
Descriptors: African Culture, African History, Area Studies, Current Events, Democratic Values, Diplomatic History, Foreign Countries, Geographic Location, Global Education, Governmental Structure, International Relations, Nationalism, Non Western Civilization, Regional Characteristics, Relocation, Revolution, Slavery, Social Studies
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Liberia
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