... the freedmen and is honored by Liberia's capital city: Monrovia. Liberia is unique among African nations in that a colonial government has never controlled it. The former slaves subjugated the indigenous Mande, Kwa, and Mel people in the same manner that white colonists later did. A ruling class of "Americo-Liberians" dominated the government, despite comprising less than three percent of the population ... ...

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