Talk: African American Officers in Liberia

Join author and historian Brian Shellum as he discusses his latest book, African American Officers in Liberia, during a talk at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center (Stop #13 along the Tubman Byway). The book tells the story of 17 African American officers who trained, reorganized, and commanded the Liberian Frontier Force from 1910-1942. In this West African country founded by freed black American slaves, African American officers performed their duties as instruments of imperialism for a country that was, at best, ambivalent about having them serve under armies at home and abroad.

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