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Mameita Jabateh-Sirleaf
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1827 26 Jul 1847/
pre independence
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According to
history, it was few group of
woman, including Susanna Lewis,
which made the first flag
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The Liberian flag was made by seven
Liberians ladies headed by Susannah
Lewis. The founders of the first African
Republic (Liberia) unfurled the new flag
for the new Republic on August 24, 1847
made by these illustrious women. We
celebrate August 24th of each
year ever since as FLAG DAY.
The Liberian flag bears close resemblance to the flag of
the United States of America. This shows the ex-American
slave origins of the United States.
The Liberian flag has similar red and white stripes to
the United States Flag as well as the dark blue square
with a white star in the upper left corner.
The United States (US) Flag has fifty (50) stars that
represent the 50 states of the United States as compares
to one star in the Liberian Flag. The US Flag has
thirteen (13) stripes that represent the thirteen
original states of the US.
The Liberian Flag has eleven (11) stripes. These eleven
stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian
Declaration of independence. These eleven signatories
were the eleven individuals elected to the constitution
convention of 1847. The red and white stripes in the US
Flag symbolize courage and moral excellence
respectively. The red in the Liberian Flag represents
the blood that was shed in the struggle for the land.
The white represents purity of hearts and moral
excellence of the founding of Liberia. The dark blue
field in the canton represents the dark continent of
Africa (At the time). In this dark blue field is a
single white star that represents the country Liberia
not only as the first African Republic but also as the
only African Republic at the time. Contribution of this
significance was made by the women of Liberia.
So, it is befitting that we take time off our busy
schedules and reflect on the many contributions the
women of Liberia have and continue to do for our beloved
Liberia in particular and Africa and the World at large.
