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World Story Special; Liberia: America’s Stepchild

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Series

World Story Special

Program

Liberia: America’s Stepchild

Series Description

Series release date: 2002

Program Description

This documentary chronicles the parallel stories of America's relationship with the African republic of Liberia - created with the backing of the American Colonization Society and the U.S. government as a home for former slaves and freeborn blacks from America - and the settlers' relationship with the indigenous people. This is the story of America's African progeny.

Duration

01:26:56

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Citation

Chicago: “World Story Special; Liberia: America’s Stepchild,” GBH Archives, accessed July 27, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_767DF26DF74A4D528D1BEBB80574EB29.

MLA: “World Story Special; Liberia: America’s Stepchild.” GBH Archives. Web. July 27, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_767DF26DF74A4D528D1BEBB80574EB29>.

APA: World Story Special; Liberia: America’s Stepchild. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_767DF26DF74A4D528D1BEBB80574EB29