Tags: Ethnic Group.
The Kru are an ethnic group who live in interior of Liberia. Small minority of Kru also live in Southern Sierra Leone close to the border with Liberia. Their history is one marked by a strong sense of ethnicity and resistance to occupation. In 1856 when part of Liberia was still known as the independent Republic of Maryland the Kru along with the Grebo resisted Maryland settlers’ efforts to control their trade.
