The Name Monrovia (Capital Of Liberia) Should Be Changed: Monroe Was A Slaveholder
OPEN LETTER TO THE PEOPLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERA The Editor, Monrovia, the capital city of the Republic of Liberia, is named in honor of President James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States—and a slave owner. This honoring of a slave owner is a travesty to the autochthonous and should be an abomination to the children of the settlers (the Americo-Liberians). The 1810 census record shows that 49 enslaved individuals lived at Monroe’s Plantation in Highland, Virginia. This made Monroe one of the country’s largest…
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