Black American on a quest to return home
“I shed tears and I wished my family was there with me to see and take a look at the documents that revealed the truth of our family connection dating far back in Liberia, says Koromah Boykins.
Koromah Boykins is on a mission. A mission he says to reclaim the land of his ancestors and origins of his family in Liberia.
Boykins says his quest to discover his roots began in 1993 when he stumbled on some deeds in his family archives dated as far back as March 30th 1882.
Boykins says the deeds show an annexation of a territory taken over by the British. “That territory is where my grand parents came from. I became curious and set out on a journey to London to investigate and make research. It was during the research that I conducted when I finally became to understand that I have a Liberian background. I now knew that the history of my town in Liberia has been buried but I was able to find it,” say Boykins.
Boykins is among a growing number of African-Americans seeking citizenship in Liberia.
Charles L. Jones, President and Chief Executive Officer of Restore Negroes Heritage to Africa says the thing that stands out the most in his mind is, “there are lots of ordinary Liberians who believe that Liberia was founded as a homeland for freed slaves from America, their descendants, and all people of color who want to live free. That premise we can say is long forgotten, and is totally unfulfilled. Many of the founding fathers descendants who are citizens of Liberia continue to serve the Caucasians of the Western world until this day,” says Jones.
Jones says he himself has been involved in trying to reclaim his citizenship from Liberia. “I’ve been doing this since 1999, when I got back from Liberia, went to the U.S. State…more
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I actually tried to piece together my family history some time ago, but was told that key family records in the Carolinas FOR COLOREDS were destroyed after a certain year. I tried to get the info via family members, but all except one did not want to put forth minimum effort. This was something that I wanted to have for my children so that they can know about their history. Oh well, maybe I’ll meet Kunta at the mall somewhere and he will work it out for me.
July 3rd, 2005 at 10:55 am
QUES. TO MR. CHARLES L. JONES: What is meant by taking liberia to court………ect. What kind of problems we might face trying to become a citizen of Liberia?
July 11th, 2005 at 1:14 am
RE to : Charles L Jones “A LETTER TO AMERICA, MAINLY BLACK AMERICA”
http://www.voicenewspaper.com Op-Ed
Mr. Jones family know roots to Africa is with the freed Blacks from America who settle on a little tiny spot on the Africa continent now know as Liberia. I am very happy and proud that Mr. Jones has found a part of his ancestral roots to Africa even though they are not the African brought here in chains. I which I could find my Africa roots, other that been Black skin and having kinky hair. But the mass majority of Black American don’t have that connection. Because we do not no what part of Africa our ancestor in chains came from and had no family to return.
Back 185 years ago the Blacks people that was in bondage try to convince the freed Black not to go to Africa. To stay with them and fight for freedom, justice and citizenship in America. A country that was built out of the evil an mistreatment of Black Slaves. Some of the freed blacks went on to Africa and form Liberia and call themselves Americo-Liberian. The Blacks Slaves who chose not to go back to Africa even after slavery was outlaw and the civil war was over, fought a long and deadly battles so we their descendant could have freedom, liberty, justice, citizenship and be proud to be Black American. Why would we give that up to go back to Africa.
Mr. Jones, I can see you asking the descendant of the freed Blacks who went back to Africa and founder Liberia an any Black American who want to become Americo-Liberian to go reclaim the country and that heritage. But to ask all Black American to leave their country after what our forefather and we has been through and all what we have accomplish and is going to accomplish to go back to Africa and help the Americo-Liberian rebuilt their country. Under the premise that Liberia is Blacks American homeland. I don’t think so. The continent of Africa is the Motherland to all black people an the United States of America is the homeland of Black American. Mr. Jones if you want to be a citizen of Liberia that your chose, but don’t try to make all Black American , Americo-Liberian.
July 11th, 2005 at 5:35 pm
Mr. Jones, I can see you asking the descendant of the freed Blacks who went back to Africa and founder Liberia an any Black American who want to become Americo-Liberian to go reclaim the country and that heritage. But to ask all Black American to leave their country after what our forefather and we has been through and all what we have accomplish and is going to accomplish to go back to Africa and help the Americo-Liberian rebuilt their country. Under the premise that Liberia is Blacks American homeland. I don’t think so. The continent of Africa is the Motherland to all black people an the United States of America is the homeland of Black American. Mr. Jones if you want to be a citizen of Liberia that your chose, but don’t try to make all Black American , Americo-