Founded as a haven for freed American slaves, it became an independent country in 1847
When Liberia 
technically became an independent country rather than an ACS colony in 1847, 
its once... [DOC] [TLE] Firestone and the Warlord: A Century of Blood, Sweat and Profits ... [PAR] The country was settled in the 1800s by freeborn American blacks and freed 
American slaves, the result of a back-to-Africa movement by the American 
Colonization ... independent in