Travel with us to Liberia, Africa's oldest republic. Find out why thousands of African Americans chose to leave the United States in the 1800s and resettle in Liberia. Discover why Liberia became so important to the Allies during World War II. Read about Augustus Washington's and Edward Wilmot Blyden's contributions to Liberia and about a Liberian teenager who invented a written character script which may have contributed to one of the first instances of trans-Atlantic technology transfer. Join us for what's sure to be an exciting and educational adventure.

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