Feb 22, 2024 · A simple yet significant monument marks the memory of Liberia’s First President in downtown Monravia’s Mamba Point District. Among the surrounds of the former Ducor Hotel is this bronze statue of Joseph Jenkins Roberts standing above a relief plate. Unlike the independent statue, which depicts a poised statue of the president holding a scroll, the relief plaque tells the story of Joseph ...

In 1829, Roberts and his mother, brothers and sisters emigrated to the colony of Liberia, which was run by the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Color. There, Roberts served as sheriff, chief justice, lieutenant governor and governor of the colony.

Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was an American merchant who emigrated to Liberia in 1829, where he became a politician.

In a leafy expanse of the Mamba Point District in downtown Monravia, a simple yet significant monument marks the memory of Liberia’s First President. This bronze statue of Joseph Jenkins Roberts towers above a black relief plate, presiding over the surrounds that are also home to the former Ducor Hotel.

Feb 8, 2024 · The Joseph Jenkins Roberts Monument is a testament to the world’s first African American President. JJ Roberts was elected the first President of Liberia in 1848. The monument depicts JJ Roberts in bronze, and a relief plaque is inscribed with …

One of Liberia's founders, and its first president, was Joseph Jenkins Roberts, a Norfolk native born in 1809. Roberts went on to serve six terms as president of the new country in the mid-1800s. Another Hampton Roads native, Anthony Gardner, also became president of …

Feb 8, 2009 · Joseph Jenkins Roberts Marker - southwest face. Inscription. Joseph Jenkins Roberts worked on Union Street, about 100 yards northwest of here. This marker was authorized June 7, 1977 by the City Council of Petersburg. With support from the The Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, Incorporated. Erected 1978. Topics.

Explore the Joseph Jenkins Roberts Monument, a key historical landmark in Monrovia, celebrating Liberia's first president and the nation's rich heritage.

Sep 18, 2023 · Joseph Jenkins Roberts (March 15, 1809 – February 24, 1876) was an African-American merchant who emigrated to Liberia in 1829, where he became a politician. Elected as the first (1848–1856) and seventh (1872–1876) president of Liberia after independence, he was the first man of African descent to govern the country, serving previously as ...

Erected in honor of Liberia's first president, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, this monument serves as a powerful reminder of the country's rich historical tapestry and the struggles it has faced throughout its journey to independence.