Historical Preservation Society of Liberia
By Bai T. Moore The nation cannot rise above The pains of common masses Whose devotion and the country’s love Is rooted in the simple homes Of bamboo mats and mud Roofed with grass and raffia palm The rich black dirt entwined with streams That nourish paddy fields with crops Which offer tho what scanty … Read more…
By Bai T. Moore I wandered in the moonlit night to view the glory of the past The ruins of those pioneer days were silhouetted against the light where once stood mansions decked with pride now ruled by vipers and the bats are ‘nough to make one stop and sigh The broken frames can hardly … Read more…
Angie Brooks: Pioneer Liberian Woman (Diplomat Remembered) By Dr. D. Elwood Dunn The Perspective Atlanta, Georgia Sept 25, 2007 Angie Brooks’ entry into the Liberian diplomatic service was unorthodox. It was the result of a determined, indeed courageous personal struggle to seek higher education abroad. She succeeded admirably, returning home to Liberia from the U.S. in … Read more…
On a research trip looking at the work of Dutch amateur anthropologist and photographer Paul Julien, I [AS] stumbled upon the story of Madame (or Queen as Julien calls her) Suakoko. It meets a lot of interest with the people I am sharing Julien’s work with in Liberia. I translated the radio lecture that Julien … Read more…