The GOP Twitter account tweeted, then deleted an image in celebration of U.S. Independence Day that appeared to erroneously feature the Liberian flag.

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[–] 3 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Ehhh. The US granted it independence.

EDIT: No, I guess not. It was never a US territory. I thought that it was a state initiative, but apparently it was a private one.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_of_Liberia

It is unclear whether or not Liberia was ever technically a colony at all. Unlike most other colonies in the 19th century, it had no charter and had no official allegiance or relationship with a sovereign nation.

I know that Lincoln supported the idea, but it looks like it was in the context of supporting a private initiative.

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