Information AboutAmerico-liberians |
| CATEGORIES ABOUT AMERICO-LIBERIAN | |
| african americans | |
| ethnic groups in liberia | |
| repatriated africans | |
| americo-liberian people | |
| african-american history | |
| foreign-born african americans | |
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Some 13,000 persons crossed The Atlantic to create new settlements on the Grain Coast of West Africa between 1817 and 1867 with the aid of the American Colonization Society . The early settlers practiced their Christian Faith , sometimes in Combination with traditional African religious beliefs. They spoke an African American Vernacular English , and few ventured into the interior or mingled with local African peoples. Americo-Liberian society, culture and political organization were heavily influenced by that of the United States. The Americo-Liberians dominated Liberian politics until Samuel Doe led a military coup in 1980. SEE ALSO |
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