Liberia & the Quest for Freedom
C. Patrick Burrowes
Africa’s past and present are deeply influenced by the capture and selling of millions of its people over several centuries. To a greater extent, that is true for Liberia, a country to which blacks from the Americas returned. Like Liberia’s recent civil war, the trans-Atlantic slave trade inflicted pains, traumas and losses that cannot be ignored out of existence. Driven beneath the surface, they corrode our conscience and erode our humanity. By pretending they did not happen, we destroy our ability to tell right from wrong, victims from villains. Echoes of the slavery era can be heard in the derogatory names we call each other like “Gio,” “Belle,” and “ex-slaves.” Liberians living today are called upon to build peace by doing away with relations of great inequality. They have no better examples than the first generation of Liberians, both repatriates and indigenous, who worked together to do just that.
Author - C. Patrick Burrowes.
Narrator - C. Patrick Burrowes.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Copyright - © 2019 C. Patrick Burrowes ©.
Location:
United States
Networks:
C. Patrick Burrowes
The Half That's Never Been Told
Know Yourself Press
English Audiobooks
Findaway Audiobooks
Description:
Africa’s past and present are deeply influenced by the capture and selling of millions of its people over several centuries. To a greater extent, that is true for Liberia, a country to which blacks from the Americas returned. Like Liberia’s recent civil war, the trans-Atlantic slave trade inflicted pains, traumas and losses that cannot be ignored out of existence. Driven beneath the surface, they corrode our conscience and erode our humanity. By pretending they did not happen, we destroy our ability to tell right from wrong, victims from villains. Echoes of the slavery era can be heard in the derogatory names we call each other like “Gio,” “Belle,” and “ex-slaves.” Liberians living today are called upon to build peace by doing away with relations of great inequality. They have no better examples than the first generation of Liberians, both repatriates and indigenous, who worked together to do just that. Author - C. Patrick Burrowes. Narrator - C. Patrick Burrowes. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023. Copyright - © 2019 C. Patrick Burrowes ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:17:11
Chapter 7
Duration:00:12:33
Chapter 8
Duration:00:09:30
Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
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Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
Duration:00:17:59
Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
Duration:00:11:08
Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
Duration:00:17:55
Chapter 20
Duration:00:16:16
Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
Duration:00:06:42
Chapter 23
Duration:00:26:02
Chapter 24
Duration:00:14:58
Chapter 25
Duration:00:00:29