Reclaiming a History Interrupted Liberia's two civil wars, fought between 1989 and 2003, had a devastating impact on the country.
The estimated 250,000 people killed and hundreds of thousands displaced disrupted the transmission of history, culture, and family memory. The effects are still felt today as Liberia has become increasingly urbanized.
Many young people have moved away from their rural communities where oral histories were traditionally shared. However, this shift has not diminished the need to preserve these stories.