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Liberia

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Liberia is a small nation on the west coast of Africa which was founded as a colony for freed American slaves. Under the leadership of J. J. Roberts, Liberia became a free nation and worked hard to eliminate the slave trade on the western coast of the African Continent.

Page created July 15, 2008. Anne Pemberton. Updated: Sun, May 27, 2012. AP.