Today in History: Joseph Jenkins Roberts (of African descent) was elected the first president of Liberia. A fascinating country, founded to "re-colonise" and return freed black slaves from the USA to Africa following the civil war.

I shared a coin and some history on the country here: https://coinofnote.com/1941-liberia-2-cents/

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