Publications
Selected Speeches of William R. Tolbert, Jr.
It Is Time For Change
Speeches of William R. Tolbert, Jr. President of the Republic of Liberia, 1971-80 Chairman of the O.A.U., 1979-80 President of the Baptist World Alliance, 1965-70 In the pantheon of Pan-Africanism, Dr. William R. Tolbert ranks in the same category as the late Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana, Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia. Twenty years after his tragic death, his fame as a Pan-Africanist has not diminished. President Tolbert had a vision for Liberia, a vision of greatness, prosperity and advancement, a vision he had hoped to execute firmly.
The Victoria Tolbert Story
Lifted Up
In her moving autobiography, the former First Lady of Liberia speaks of the strength of God in every circumstance of her life. She relates the horrific assassination of her husband, President William Tolbert, and the dark and chaotic days that followed the overthrow of the democratically elected government.
The story follows God’s hand as she grows from childhood in the interior forests to her place at the President’s side, leading the country that once was the jewel of western Africa.