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Liberia Seeks Unity as Tolbert Tackles Gap Roots
Tolbert, Liberia's first tribal linguist president, pushes unification and equal rights while narrowing the gap between haves and have-nots. He advocates ending communal land ownership gradually and boosting individual farming gains. The nation, long split between Americo Liberians and tribes, moves toward irreversible social blending while Matilda Newport Day remains a national symbol.
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Charles Moha
N.Y. Times
Monrovia
Libera
Matilda Newport
West Africa
Liberia
Americo- Liberans
William W.S. Tubman
William R. Tolbert Jr
Tolbert
Tubman
Civil Service
Congress
Shad Tubman