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#199665 in Books Ciment James 2014-08-12 2014-08-12Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 219.96 x 23.62 x 5.68l; 1.00 #File Name: 0809026953336 pagesAnother America The Story of Liberia and the Former Slaves Who Ruled It
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Our African MirrorBy Eric MaroneyAnother America: The Story of Liberia and the Former Slaves Who Ruled It by James Climent is an utterly fascinating story about the unintended consequences of the “slave†republic established the American Colonization Society; which supported the settlement of freed slaves to Africa.Climent presents us with a tragedy from the very beginning of Liberia’s founding in 1847. Former slaves establish a colony in Africa; under the best intentions of both the white people who financially supported the colony; and the slaves who settled it. Yet the settler class; who were often multi-racial; ruled the country to the exclusion of the native Africans. Liberia was two countries; one in which native Africans were ruled by arrogant and at times corrupt officials in the capital; Monrovia.A bloody civil war erupted in the late twentieth century; essentially ending the reign of Americo-Liberians. But their legacy remains: Liberia is still a much divided country and poor country; trying to recover from its searing legacy.Climent presents a fascinating story of this alternate America known to few Americans. Our story is also their story. This book should be mandatory reading.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Jon JonesI can't put this book down.4 of 5 people found the following review helpful. good factual history but disjointed themeBy ShirleyThis book was factually rich at least to a relative novice on Liberian history; however it was a bit disjointed and at times difficult to follow. The title and intro suggested a study of how conditions faced by Africans in the US led to poor self-governance choices in Africa but the book itself only superficially deals with this issue. In focusing largely on color and politics the author unsuccessfully attempts to shoehorn what appears to have been a very complex and evolving social; political and economic structure into a single a theme. The result is that the theme falls apart and at least this reader is left with the feeling that most of the pieces to the puzzle that is Liberia were left on the cutting room floor.
