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No Power, No Conquest: The Settlement of Monrovia and the Problem of Liberian Nationalism, 1820-1870 |
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African decolonization movements unfolding during the latter half of the twentieth century spawned a major change in how the early history of Liberia had been interpreted, especially in terms of the role that the first waves of Black American settlers played in the establishment of this West African nation. Nineteenth and early twentieth century interpretations portrayed Liberia as a refuge for Blacks eager to leave American slave societies, or as a dumping ground for manumitted slaves and troublesome free Blacks. By the 1960s, historians began characterizing the first Black settlers to Liberia as Un-African Americans who succeeded in expanding the parameters of the country by disrupting the culture and territorial integrity of lands occupied by native groups such as the Grebo, Vai, Kru, and Kpelle. My paper questions this claim by chronicling the experiences of several Blacks who emigrated to Liberia from Virginia in the early nineteenth century. This study argues that the coercive power of Americo-Liberian colonials did not extend far beyond the central city of Monrovia because the colony was unable to attract enough emigrants from the U.S. needed to challenge the sovereignty of indigenous groups living in the interior. Therefore, the project of nineteenth century Liberian nationalism radiating from Monrovia represented a blending of cultures rather than the dominance Americo-Liberian values over all others. |
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Name: Association for the Study of African American Life and History
URL: http://www.asalh.org
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MLA Citation:
| Grant, John. "No Power, No Conquest: The Settlement of Monrovia and the Problem of Liberian Nationalism, 1820-1870" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Hyatt Regency, Buffalo, New York USA, <Not Available>. 2012-06-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p35771_index.html> |
APA Citation:
| Grant, J. "No Power, No Conquest: The Settlement of Monrovia and the Problem of Liberian Nationalism, 1820-1870" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Hyatt Regency, Buffalo, New York USA <Not Available>. 2012-06-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p35771_index.html |
Publication Type: Individual Paper
Abstract: African decolonization movements unfolding during the latter half of the twentieth century spawned a major change in how the early history of Liberia had been interpreted, especially in terms of the role that the first waves of Black American settlers played in the establishment of this West African nation. Nineteenth and early twentieth century interpretations portrayed Liberia as a refuge for Blacks eager to leave American slave societies, or as a dumping ground for manumitted slaves and troublesome free Blacks. By the 1960s, historians began characterizing the first Black settlers to Liberia as Un-African Americans who succeeded in expanding the parameters of the country by disrupting the culture and territorial integrity of lands occupied by native groups such as the Grebo, Vai, Kru, and Kpelle. My paper questions this claim by chronicling the experiences of several Blacks who emigrated to Liberia from Virginia in the early nineteenth century. This study argues that the coercive power of Americo-Liberian colonials did not extend far beyond the central city of Monrovia because the colony was unable to attract enough emigrants from the U.S. needed to challenge the sovereignty of indigenous groups living in the interior. Therefore, the project of nineteenth century Liberian nationalism radiating from Monrovia represented a blending of cultures rather than the dominance Americo-Liberian values over all others. |
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