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April 14 Historical Reflections: What Change Did It Bring?

April 17, 2021April 17, 2021 admin21979, April 14th, Liberia, Matthews, Tolbert0 comment

By Joaquin M. Sendolo When Liberians begin to chronicle major events in their existence, they cannot escape the month of April and its records. They are always reminded about major historical occurrences that began in 1979 April 14 when the first major protest characterized by human casualties and massive looting took place. In fact, many commentators say April 14 sets the basis of Liberia’s collective history when on this day, the ordinary Liberians outside of the realm of the ruling elites demonstrated how they felt about the century-old oligarchical…

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Voice of the Revolution Special Issue September 1979 : Gabriel Bacchus Matthews Interviewed

April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 admin2Liberia, Matthews, PAL, Progressives0 comment

SPECIAL EDITION September 1979 APRIL 14 A YAH! “It is madness to suppose that the capitalists will submit voluntarily and that they will calmly surrender their…profits, their privileges of exploitation. All ruling classes have fought obstinately to the end for their privileges… All shed rivers of blood. They trampled upon corpses, they committed murder, arson, and state treason; they precipitated civil war for the purpose of defending their privileges and power. The imperialist capitalist class will defend its ‘holy of holies’—its profits and privileges of exploitation—tooth and nail. It will…