Chapter
The Unlikely Connection Between the Panama Canal and Liberia
17:15 - 22:00 (04:44)
The blacks in Panama's opposition party threatened to take up arms over a political dispute, leading to Abe's first idea of making Panama a place for freed slaves to mine coal. However, due to internal unrest, Liberia was founded instead.
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Abe's first idea was to have freed slaves work in coal mining, while the blacks in Panama's opposition party were agitating for better treatment.
17:15 - 22:00 (04:44)
History
Summary
Abe's first idea was to have freed slaves work in coal mining, while the blacks in Panama's opposition party were agitating for better treatment. The internal unrest in Panama's general assembly led to the blacks threatening to take up arms over a political dispute, which ultimately resulted in the creation of Liberia.