Flag of Liberia

The **Liberian flag** bears a close resemblance to the flag of the United States, showing the freed American and ex-Caribbean slaves offspring and bloodline origins of the country.

The Liberian flag has similar red and white stripes, as well as a blue square with a white star in the canton. It was adopted on July 26, 1847.

## Symbolism

The eleven stripes symbolize the signatories of the Liberian Declaration of Independence, red and white symbolizing courage and moral excellence. The white star represents the first independent western-styled republic in Africa, above the blue square representing the African continent.
The Liberian flag is modeled after and resembles the American flag at the time in the 1820s and 1830s, (26 stars / states) because Liberia was founded, colonized, established, and controlled by freed African-American and Caribbean / West Indies slaves as settlers from the United States and the Caribbean with the help and support from the American Colonization Society (ACS), which was a private organization establishment that sent freed American and ex-Caribbean slaves as settlers from the United States and the Caribbean. When the freed American slaves arrived in Liberia in 1822, they identified themselves as Americo-Liberian, in which to separate themselves from the native tribal African-Liberians and other settlers. The Americo-Liberian were offspring and bloodline origins of black Americans from the United States. The Americo-Liberian was not the only ethnic group that came to Liberia; there were other ethnic groups that came with the Americo-Liberian, which were Native American, Afro-Caribbean, African-European, and white American.

The flag is seen on many ships around the world as Liberia offers registration under its flag. Shipping companies do this to avoid taxes and restrictions that other countries enforce. As the second most popular flag of convenience (after the Republic of Panama), it is estimated that 1,700 foreign-owned ships fly the Liberian flag. This brings in much of the country's revenue.

Flag of Liberian Customs.svgFlag of the Liberian Customs ServicePresidential Standard of Liberia.svgStandard of the President of the Republic of LiberiaFlag of the United States (1837-1845).svgFlag of the United States (1837–1845), with 26 stars / states was used in the first government of the Commonwealth of Liberia until Saturday, April 26, 1845
## County flags

Liberia is subdivided into 15 counties, each of which is entitled to its own flag. Each county flag bears the national flag of Liberia in the canton. The county flags are flown at regional offices and together encircling the national flag of Liberia at the Presidential Palace.

Flag of Bomi County.svgBomi CountyFlag of Bong County.svgBong CountyFlag of Gbarpolu County.svgGbarpolu CountyFlag of Grand Bassa County.svgGrand Bassa CountyFlag of Grand Cape Mount County.svgGrand Cape Mount CountyFlag of Grand Gedeh County.svgGrand Gedeh CountyFlag of Grand Kru County.svgGrand Kru CountyFlag of Lofa County.svgLofa CountyFlag of Margibi County.svgMargibi CountyFlag of Maryland County.svgMaryland CountyFlag of Montserrado County.svgMontserrado CountyFlag of Nimba County.svgNimba CountyFlag of Rivercess County.svgRivercess CountyFlag of River Gee County.svgRiver Gee CountyFlag of Sinoe County.svgSinoe County
## References

1. ↑ Background on conflict in Liberia. “Paul Cuffee advocated settling freed slaves in Africa. He gained support from free black leaders in the US, and members of Congress for an early emigration plan. From 1815 to 1816, he financed and captained a successful voyage to British-ruled Sierra Leone, where he helped a small group of African-American immigrants establish themselves. Cuffee believed that African-Americans could more easily "rise to be a people" in Africa than in the US, where slavery and legislated limits on black freedom were still in place. Although Cuffee died in 1817, his early efforts to help repatriate African-Americans encouraged the American Colonization Society (ACS) to lead further settlements. The ACS was made up mostly of Friends (often called Quakers) and slaveholders, who disagreed on the issue of slavery but found common ground in support of repatriation. Friends opposed slavery but believed blacks would face better chances for freedom in Africa than in the US. The White Americans slaveholders opposed freedom for blacks but saw repatriation as a way of avoiding rebellions”
2. ↑ Liberia Flag and Description.
3. ↑ HISTORY of LIBERIA. Relief Inc..
4. ↑ Liberian shipping draws scrutiny. NBC News (11 August 2003).
5. ↑ Liberia Flag- Liberian Flags. World Flags 101.