-•> The National Hymn 



words were " indented for " in America and the music was supplied 

 by a student at Dresden — are untrue. The words of " Hail, Liberia, 

 hail ! " were (it is said) written by President D. B. Warner. The 

 music, certainly, was composed by a Liberian citizen, Olmstead Luca, 

 in the early 'sixties. The Luca family was a very musical one. 

 They were mulattoes from the southern United States, of whom 

 one or more settled in Liberia. 



This musical talent in the Eurafrican, the mixed breed between 

 the Caucasian and the Negro, is a noteworthy feature. Many of the 

 beautiful airs of the early " nigger " songs from the United States 

 were invented by mulattoes and quadroons. A well-known com- 

 poser of the present day rapidly coming to the fore in the British 

 musical world is of this mixed lineage, and hails from Sierra Leone, 

 next door to Liberia. 



LIBERIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM. 



Music by Olmstead Luca, a Liberian composer. 

 Words said to be by President D. B. WarNer. 



Reproduced from the American review '■' Liberia." for 1892. 

 Soprani ed Alii. 



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