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Article: A history; `U' teacher has a keen sense of what links Liberia, U.S.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- July 21, 2003
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Byline: Eric Black; Staff Writer
When Wynfred Russell came to the United States in 1991, he suffered a rude awakening.
Growing up in Liberia - the West African nation to which President Bush is considering sending peacekeeping troops - Russell was taught about the special U.S.-Liberian relationship. The United States created Liberia as a place to resettle freed slaves. Liberia modeled itself after the United States and uses the U.S. dollar as its currency. Its capital, Monrovia, is named for U.S. President James Monroe.
"I came here expecting that once I mentioned the name Liberia, Americans - white and black Americans - would embrace me as a ...