发表于2016年6月13日
By Debra Kirby
上周的一个重要里程碑，在美国历史上达到时希拉里·克林顿成为了第一位成为主要政党的总统候选人。八年前，美国总统奥巴马庆祝了类似的第一时，他成为了第一位非洲裔赢得美国民主党总统候选人提名。
Many other countries throughout the world have reached these milestones years ago, but did you know that the first country to elect a black female president was Liberia? Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became that country’s first female president in 2006. Learn more about Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia, and the history around the people and events that helped pave the way for current groundbreakers. Following are just a few suggestions to get you started:
- Did you know that Liberia was founded in 1822 as a colony for freed slaves from the United States, or that Liberians declared their nation to be a republic in 1847? Learn more about the fascinating history of Liberia’s founding inWorld History In Context.