Voices of Protest: Liberia on the Edge, 1974-1980 is a compilation of writings and speeches of Liberians who were in the forefront of the struggle for democratic change in their country during the period leading up to the military coup of 1980 that changed the course of Africa's oldest Republic. The writings and speeches show the sentiments of the people as they confronted a ruling group which had held power for over a century and was unwilling to carry out meaningful transformation that would meet the aspirations of the majority of the citizens. These writings and speeches are historical source materials that will give another perspective to the political agitation that sought an alternative to the stagnation in the country before the military intervened to stop the democratic momentum.
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H.Boima Fahnbulleh was born in 1949 and educated in Liberia, Sierra Leone, Kenya and the United States. He graduated from Fourah Bay College in Sierra Leone after reading philosophy, politics and history. He took a graduate degree in politics at Howard University and finished his education at The George Washington University in Washington,D.C. where he earned a doctorate in political philosophy and international politics. He has lectured at the University of Liberia and also served as minister of education and foreign affairs of Liberia between 1978 and 1983. He lived in exile in Africa and Europe from 1983 to 1990 and from 1997 to the present. He has written and lectured extensively on Liberian politics over the years. He lives in London with his family.
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In this era of worldwide liberation, the Liberian oligarchy has decided to flirt with history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
President Tolbert, True Whig Party, United States, University of Liberia, South Africa, Supreme Court, Southern Africa, Republic of Liberia, Montserrado County, United Nations, Albert Porte, Matilda Newport, West Africa, Chief Justice Pierre, Grand Gedeh, Progressive Alliance of Liberia, Cape Mount, Writ of Habeas Corpus, Bong Mines, Ministry of Planning, Extraordinary Presidential Emergency Powers, Constitution of Liberia, Father Johnson, Grand Bassa, Jesus Christ New!
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In this era of worldwide liberation, the Liberian oligarchy has decided to flirt with history. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
President Tolbert, True Whig Party, United States, University of Liberia, South Africa, Supreme Court, Southern Africa, Republic of Liberia, Montserrado County, United Nations, Albert Porte, Matilda Newport, West Africa, Chief Justice Pierre, Grand Gedeh, Progressive Alliance of Liberia, Cape Mount, Writ of Habeas Corpus, Bong Mines, Ministry of Planning, Extraordinary Presidential Emergency Powers, Constitution of Liberia, Father Johnson, Grand Bassa, Jesus Christ New!
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- The Bill of Rights: With Writings That Formed Its Foundation (Little Books of Wisdom) by James Madison on 5 pages
- A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe on page 251
- African Religions & Philosophy (African Writers) by John S. Mbiti on page 385
- The Wretched of the Earth by Frantz Fanon on page 386
- Breaking Barriers by David M. Paton on page 386
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