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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 







THE PLAYGROUND OF THE KRU 



The Krus, who mainly occupy the Liberian littoral between Grand Bassa and Cape Palmas, 

 love the water. They are sailor and fisher folk, and from early youth Kru boys spend most of 

 their lives either in or on the water. They venture miles from shore in tiny fishing canoes. 



Photographs from Harry A. AlcJJride 



KRU-TOWN, A NATIVE SECTION OF MONROVIA 



Monrovia proper is built up the slopes of a hill (in the right foreground). Kru-town, 

 where some three thousand Krus dwell, is on the sandy point which juts out into the bay. 

 It supplies many deck hands and winch boys for handling the cargoes of West Coast steamers. 



