C. Patrick Burrowes is Liberia’s leading historian. His books include "Between the Kola Forest and the Salty Sea: A History of the Liberian People Before 1800", "Black Christian Republicanism: The Writings of Hilary Teage (1805-1853)", "Founder of Liberia", and (with D. Elwood Dunn and Amos J. Beyan) "The Historical Dictionary of Liberia". He has been published widely in highly-regarded scholarly journals. His research has received awards from the International Communication Association and the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. From 1995 to 1998, Burrowes served as the Carter G. Woodson Distinguished Professor of Journalism at Marshall University. He is one of only two dozen persons of African descent ever appointed to an endowed chair in the history of the U. S. He was later a tenured professor of communication and humanities at Penn State University. Burrowes holds a B. A. in Journalism (Cum Laude), Howard University, 1976; M. A. in Communications, Syracuse University, 1979; and Ph. D. in Communications, Temple University, 1994. He is joining me this episode to share his wealth of knowledge on Liberia's history. Follow us on instagram/YouTube and never miss a live show here: https://instagram.com/theconversationn_?utm_medium=copy_link (https://instagram.com/theconversationn_?utm_medium=copy_link) https://youtube.com/channel/UC6pAXvpM35LNMZRkUzk7uTQ (https://youtube.com/channel/UC6pAXvpM35LNMZRkUzk7uTQ) Support our show by purchasing The Conversation Merch here: https://www.theconversationoutspokenandopinionated.com/ (https://www.theconversationoutspokenandopinionated.com/)