Week 6: Liberia in class Presentation

In class we had a presentation presented by Professor Redd. She discussed key points of Liberia and introduced their culture to the entire class. Through this presentation i learned that Liberia is a republic. A republic is a country that runs its own business not colonized by another country. This formed in January 1846 when fully encouraged the independence of Liberia. Throughout the journey of Liberia it has developed over 19 different languages. Also Liberia is a mixture of black people around the world. Including people from Jamaica , Barbados , Panama and more because back then they decided to go back to Liberia because Liberia welcomes every black person. With that being said , in Liberia you must be a black person to be a citizen. I found this interesting because i never heard of this before. Professor Redd explained that Liberia is a refuge for black people to have their own home and community for blacks only. I never knew a place like this existed because it is beneficial to everyone of African descent. Especially being an African America experiencing racism here in America. It would make you think everyone should go back to Liberia to be in a place where everything is unified and not separated like it can be here. Also in my own idea i compares Liberia to like an HBCU. Both establishes better experiences directly targeted towards people of the African descent. Next This presentation on Liberia opened my eyes because i was able to experience how in their country they incorporate their religion into literally everything such as music. This shows they value not only unity but also religion as well and that is something important to me , so i connected with that part of the presentation. Overall this presentation was entertaining because so far in class we have been talking about how Africans and slaves have been oppressed the entire time. But professor introduced us to how there is a land that praises black people and view in a positive light.

https://youtu.be/8M1xYwOBAf4 (YouTube Link to give more information / fun facts on the country of Liberia)