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A July 6, 2018, image of Prospect Hill Plantation in Lorman, Miss., the home of slaves later sent to Liberia.

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From Mississippi to Liberia: The Living Legacy of America’s West African Colony

Many say the legacy of freed African-American slaves, some from Mississippi, living and ruling over Liberia for more than 150 years ignited two Liberian civil wars that spanned 14 years ...

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