{"product_id":"liberias-national-identity-history-gebah-sekou-kamara-9798268479928","title":"Liberia's National Identity \u0026 History: \"Land of the Free\"","description":"Every nation is a story, a tapestry woven from threads of ambition, conflict, and identity. But few nations tell a story as paradoxical, as tragic, or as ultimately resilient as Liberia. It is a country founded not on ancient myth, but on a modern, radical, and deeply contentious idea: that freedom for one people could be found by establishing a homeland on the shores of another.\u003cbr\u003eConceived in the boardrooms of Washington and the plantations of the American South, Liberia was envisioned as a solution-a \"Promised Land\" for freed slaves and a political safety valve for a young United States grappling with the existential threat of slavery. Yet, from the moment the first ships made landfall on the Grain Coast, this grand experiment was shadowed by a cruel irony. The very people who had crossed the Atlantic in search of liberty soon found themselves cast in the role of colonizers, establishing a social order that mirrored the hierarchies of oppression they had escaped.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of that experiment. It is a chronicle of the rise and fall of the Americo-Liberian elite, a century of rule that ended in a coup that plunged the nation into the abyss. It is a testament to the horror of civil war, where child soldiers and warlords tore the country apart. And it is a tribute to the extraordinary courage of ordinary women who demanded peace with nothing but their white t-shirts and unwavering resolve. Most importantly, it is the story of a nation's long walk back. A walk that saw a \"Iron Lady\" president rebuild a shattered state, and a beloved soccer icon, George Weah, ascend to the presidency in a landmark moment of democratic transition. To understand Liberia today-its challenges, its triumphs, its fragile hope-one must first understand the weight of this history: a star-spangled banner raised over African soil, a dream of Zion that became a nation, and the unyielding quest to finally become a true \"Land of the Free.\" This is Liberia in review.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gebah Sekou Kamara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798268479928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d","brand":"Gebah Sekou Kamara","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437552709887,"sku":"9798268479928","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6685c659-4da5-4582-b358-6f49ef506ab7.jpg?v=1777162577","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/liberias-national-identity-history-gebah-sekou-kamara-9798268479928","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}