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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor, first member of the U.S. forces to land in Liberia, steps ashore from a lighter. Chiefly composed of Negro units, the American contingent is building bridges, improving roads, constructing air bases and strengthening fortifications throughout the Liberian Republic, founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices. President Edwin Barclay, welcoming the American soldiers, said: "The future of Liberia is inextricably bound up in the victory of those nations fighting for the Four Freedoms annouced by Franklin D. Roosevelt"

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. Private Napoleon Edward Taylor...

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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers stationed in Liberia, Africa, are guarding a dock where supplies are being unloaded. The thatched hut in the background is a repair shop. Chiefly Negro units, the American forces are constructing bridges, improving roads, building air bases and strengthening fortification in this vital sector. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. These American soldiers statio...

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U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. This "jeep" is being unloaded at a port in Liberia from a U.S. transport which brought a large contingent of American soldiers, chiefly Negroes, to the African Negro republic under a defense agreement concluded between the two countries at the request of Liberia's President, Edwin Barclay. The Liberian Republic was founded in 1821 by Negro freedmen under American auspices

U.S. forces establish bases in Liberia. This "jeep" is being unloaded ...

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His excellency the Hon. C.D.B. King, LL.D., President-Elect and Secretary of State of the Liberian Republic.

His excellency the Hon. C.D.B. King, LL.D., President-Elect and Secret...

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