Category Archives: Bassa Cove

The USA in the 19th century: a far from homogeneous country

Posted on 4 December 2020 by Dr. Fred P.M. van der Kraaij

It’s the year 1839. In the southern states of the United States of America (the ‘slave states’) hundreds of thousands of black people are kept in bondage. On slave markets in these southern states human beings are sold as slaves, … Continue reading →

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Liberia’s national symbols (cont’d)

Posted on 30 June 2015 by Dr. Fred P.M. van der Kraaij

On May 31, I raised the question ‘Liberia’s national symbols – what happened to the national debate?’. Now, a month later, I must confess that I am inclined to answer this question with the tentative conclusion: ‘Liberians are not interested’. … Continue reading →

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