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by Benjamin G. Freeman IV (Author)
Careysburg recounts the story of the freed blacks from America, who settled in the West African St. Paul River settlement of Liberia beginning in 1856. The settlement was greatly influenced by Western culture; however, there were intermarriages with indigenous regional groups, mainly the Kpelle and Bassa tribes. In the following text, two basic research questions are asked: (1) Did settlers who were seeking freedom achieve the true promise of freedom? and (2) How did their pursuit of freedom impact their social and cultural relationship with the indigenous people?
Author Biography
BENJAMIN G. FREEMAN IV was born in Careysburg, Liberia. He holds a bachelor of science degree in economics and a master of science degree in sociology. He worked as an economic research officer for monetary and fiscal policies in the Economic Analysis Division, Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs, Republic of Liberia. He served as an economic analyst with the Economic and Financial Management Committee (EFMC) in the Ministry of Finance, a position he held until the Liberian Civil War. In the United States, he worked for the State of Maryland in the Baltimore County Department of Social Services as a family investment specialist, and as a compliance mediation specialist. He also was an appeals representative for the Baltimore County Department of Social Services/State of Maryland in administrative appeal hearings. Currently, he is a quality control analyst with the Department of Human Resources-Bureau of Quality Control, State of Maryland.
