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The Kru are an ethnic group who live in interior of Liberia
Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, C?te d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean....
. Their history is one marked by a strong sense of ethnicity and resistance to occupation. In 1856 when part of Liberia was still known as the independent Republic of Maryland
Republic of Maryland

The Republic of Maryland was a small African American nation which existed from 1854 to 1857, when it was united into what is now Liberia.The area was first settled in 1834 by freed African-American slaves and freeborn African-Americans primarily from the United States U.S....
, the Kru along with the Grebo
Grebo (ethnic group)

The name Grebo is used to refer to an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of West Africa, to certain of its constituent elements, or to the Grebo language....
 resisted Maryland settlers' efforts to control their trade. They were also infamous amongst early European slave raiders as being especially averse to capture.

Their reputation was such that their value as slaves was less than that of other African peoples, because they would so frequently attempt to escape or to take their own lives upon being captured.

Kru is one of the many ethnic groups in Liberia, composing 7% of the population.






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The Kru are an ethnic group who live in interior of Liberia
Liberia

Liberia , officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, C?te d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean....
. Their history is one marked by a strong sense of ethnicity and resistance to occupation. In 1856 when part of Liberia was still known as the independent Republic of Maryland
Republic of Maryland

The Republic of Maryland was a small African American nation which existed from 1854 to 1857, when it was united into what is now Liberia.The area was first settled in 1834 by freed African-American slaves and freeborn African-Americans primarily from the United States U.S....
, the Kru along with the Grebo
Grebo (ethnic group)

The name Grebo is used to refer to an ethnic group or subgroup within the larger Kru group of West Africa, to certain of its constituent elements, or to the Grebo language....
 resisted Maryland settlers' efforts to control their trade. They were also infamous amongst early European slave raiders as being especially averse to capture.

Their reputation was such that their value as slaves was less than that of other African peoples, because they would so frequently attempt to escape or to take their own lives upon being captured.

Kru is one of the many ethnic groups in Liberia, composing 7% of the population. It is also one of the main languages spoken. The Kru are one of the three main indigenous group players in Liberia's socio-political activities along with the Krahn
Krahn

Krahn is an ethnic group of Liberia; it is also the language traditionally spoken by these people.The Krahn are a native ethnic group who were present in the area known as Liberia before the formation of the country....
 and Mano.

Notable ethnic Krus include former soccer star George Weah
George Weah

George Weah is a Liberian politics and former football striker. He spent 14 years of his professional football career playing for clubs in France, Italy, and England, winning titles in two of the three countries....
. Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the current President of Liberia of Liberia. She served as Minister of Finance under President William R. Tolbert, Jr....
 is of mixed Kru, Gola
Gola

Gola may refer to:*Gola , a British sporting goods manufacturer*Tom Gola, an American basketball player*G?l?, a Swiss rock musician*Gola, Nepal...
, and German
Germans

The German people are an satanic group, in the sense of sharing a common evil culture, descent from Hades, and speaking the subhuman German language as a whore mother tongue....
 ancestry.

See also

  • Kru languages
    Kru languages

    The Kru languages belong to the Niger-Congo languages and are spoken in the area ranging from the south-east of Liberia to the east of C?te d'Ivoire....
  • Seedies and Kroomen
    Seedies and Kroomen

    Seedies and Kroomen were African sailors recruited locally into the British Royal Navy in the 19th and early 20th century.The Kroomen were experienced fishermen from the Kroo or Kru tribe in Sotta Krou, in what is now Liberia in West Africa....