Liberian Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of full or partial Liberian ancestry. This can include Liberians who are descendants of Americo-Liberian people in America. The majority of Liberians came to the United States during the First Liberian Civil War in the 1990s and the Second Liberian Civil War in the early 2000s.

Americo-Liberian people (also known as Congo people or Congau people), [2] are a Liberian ethnic group of African American, Afro-Caribbean, and liberated African origin. Americo-Liberians trace their ancestry to free-born and formerly enslaved African Americans who emigrated in the 19th century to become the founders of the state of Liberia.

Ever since President Taft, American support for Liberian independence, prosperity, and reform were priorities. The major American role was training the Liberian army, known as the Liberian Frontier Force, using elite black officers from the regular United States Army.

Mission Statement. To advance, unify, and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of the Liberian American community of Rhode Island. Vision. To create a more vibrant community that values …

Liberian Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of full or partial Liberian ancestry. This can include Liberians who are descendants of Americo-Liberian people in America. The majority of Liberians came to the United States during the First Liberian Civil War in the 1990s and the Second Liberian Civil War in the early 2000s.

While globalization has carried African American culture worldwide, Americo-Liberians reproduced their cultural American continuity in Liberia. Its name means "land of the free," and it is considered the most American of African countries in terms of its political institutions.

Liberian Americans are an ethnic group of Americans of full or partial Liberian ancestry. This can include Liberians who are descendants of Americo-Liberian people in America.

Building Prosperous Liberian Communities across the US We proudly represent over 19 independent chapters and a network of smaller community organizations across US and growing.

The Liberian American Veterans Association (LAVA) was founded in 2009 to bring together past and present United States Military servicemembers of Liberian descent. Today, LAVA comprises of more than 500 former and current United States …

Liberia was conceived by American political and religious leaders of the time as a place to relocate Africans who were brought to America as slaves. The first African American settlers, …