![]() In 1847, Liberia declared its independence, although it was not recognized by the United States until 1862. From 1820-1838, about 20,000 people resettled in or near Monrovia. Liberia means “Land of the Free” in Latin. Liberia was originally settled by former slaves through the American Colonization Society, which was established to help free African Americans resettle in Africa. ![]() Have students read more on this disease, and its connection to yam farming and malaria here: While there are many medications used to treat the symptoms of sickle-cell anemia, the only real cure is through a bone marrow transplant. According to the Mayo Clinic, complications of sickle cell anemia include: Sickle-cell anemia actually creates a protection against malaria, but if a child has two parents with the hbb gene, he or she may suffer with many complications. The blood disease referenced often in the novel is actually sickle-cell anemia, called so because of the crescent-shaped appearance that carriers with both copies of the hbb gene have in their blood cells. ![]()
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