The Fascinating Story Of Liberia: The African Country Founded By African-Americans

An interesting, but ultimately sad history.

Liberian flag (Source: David Peterson on Pixabay)

On the 12th of April, 1980 a band of 17 men stormed Liberia’s presidential palace. Despite being only low-ranking soldiers in the army, they decided to take matters into their own hands. Finding the president sleeping in his bed, they killed him on the…