Jesse Mongrue is a history and policy scholar, and currently a doctoral candidate at the School of Education, Leadership, and Counseling at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesot...view moreJesse Mongrue is a history and policy scholar, and currently a doctoral candidate at the School of Education, Leadership, and Counseling at the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. Jesse has also published Liberia: America’s Footprint in Africa, which emphasizes the cultural, social, and political connections between Liberia and the United States.view less