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Africa-Press – Liberia. <\/strong><\/span>As it joins Liberia to commemorate the bicentennial of the first free black Americans to Providence Island, the U.S. Government has referenced the ethnic and cultural diversity of Liberia\u2019s indigenous population, terming it as \u201cone that long predates the arrival of American immigrants.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ned Price, Department Spokesperson, said in a release that Liberia is a stable democracy in West Africa and an important partner of the United States, citing that the U.S. Government also celebrates the contributions of all Liberians in making the country what it is today.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo hundred years ago today, a group of free Black men, women, and children from the United States established a settlement on Providence Island in what would become the city of Monrovia and, in 1847, the Republic of Liberia. Today, the United States joins the Republic of Liberia in commemorating this bicentennial,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n

As two of the oldest continuous republics in the world, the release noted, that the United States and Liberia share a unique history paired with common democratic values, adding, \u201cWe recognize our common roots and the historical significance of the arrival of these free Black Americans in 1822.\u201d<\/p>\n

It said that over the course of the 19th century, roughly 16,000 Black Americans immigrated from the United States to Liberia with the support of the American Colonization Society, joining thousands of resettled Africans rescued and freed from the slave trade by the U.S. Navy.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe acknowledge the racist nature of the American Colonization Society and that slavery continued in parts of America for more than 40 years after the arrival of the first Black Americans to Liberia. Racism and oppression motivated many freed Black Americans to look for freedom and equality overseas. That struggle for equality continues to this day,\u201d the release indicated.<\/p>\n

Liberians home and abroad, joined their government on Friday, January 7, 2022, to observe the country\u2019s Bicentennial Anniversary under the theme: Liberia The Land of Return-Celebrating 200 years of Freedom and Pan-African Leadership.<\/p>\n

The Bicentennial seeks to further deepens US-Liberia historic ties, forge stronger economic and social bonds between the people of the two nations and most importantly place US-Liberia relations on a more productive foundation<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Liberia<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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