College of West Africa
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The College of West Africa is a Methodist high school in Monrovia, Liberia. The building was opened in 1839 (as the "Monrovia Seminary"), making it one of the oldest European-style schools in Africa. It has produced many of Liberia's leaders and include among its alumni Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, the first woman elected as president in an African State, and Liberian Vice President Joseph Boakai. The College of West Africa's main building is named in memory of Melville B. Cox, a Methodist missionary who was a founder of the College. A historic stain class window in the College's auditorium admonishes students: "Though a thousand fall, let not Africa be given up".
 |
This Liberia-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
