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Discuss this Article by @Gary Oswald here
An absolutely fascinating article. I’ve always been curious about the circumstances of Liberia being formed but hadn’t ever read so thorough an account of it.Discuss this Article by @Gary Oswald here
An absolutely fascinating article. I’ve always been curious about the circumstances of Liberia being formed but hadn’t ever read so thorough an account of it.
Also an aside, but I noticed one or two wee typos (“apron springs” instead of strings, “Operation parties” near the end instead of opposition).
As you say, the regional history could have been different if the indigenous population had conquered the early settlers.
Germany annexes OTL "Liberia" either at Berlin conference or in 1898 as attempted OTL? With an additional colony, doesn't stage the two Moroccan crises, France and Britain aren't as closely tied diplomatically in 1914....Although I suppose in that case either France, the UK or Germany would have formally declared the place a colony at some point.
With an additional colony, doesn't stage the two Moroccan crises,
True, but he was partly pissed about Germany not doing well enough at Berlin and thereafter. Germany doing slightly better than OTL?We're talking about Wilhelm.
On this article the America Liberians abs Sierra Leone were unique in the fact that unlike the Portuguese slave returnees in Lagos Dahomey and the Gold Coast they didn’t try to integrate with the local cultures
Yes but by the 40 -50s the Afro Brazilians had mostly integrated into the local culture as a small subgroup with some characteristics like frejon for EasterSomewhat true. This is why the last article, about the afro-brazilians, was originally part of this one until word count intervened.
I think it's more accurate however to say that the difference is the Liberians were different because they didn't try and integrate into the local economy. The Afro-Brazilians often maintained Portuguese speaking ghettos but they worked for and traded with the local cultures on their terms which the Liberians didn't.