▁The ▁K p elle , ▁G io , ▁M ano , ▁Mand ingo ▁and ▁V ai ▁groups ▁migr ated ▁from ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁M ali ▁for ▁various ▁reasons , ▁some ▁esc aping ▁political ▁intr igue , ▁others ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁better ▁life . ▁The ▁V ais , ▁settled ▁in ▁Grand ▁Cape ▁Mount ▁county ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Liber ia , ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁invent ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁writing ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁or ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁The ▁reported ▁invent or ▁was ▁D wal u ▁Bu kele ▁of ▁Band ak or ▁along ▁the ▁Roberts port ▁( pro vin cial ▁capital ) ▁highway . ▁ ▁Im migr ants ▁from ▁C ô te ▁d ' I vo ire ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ; ▁ ▁Kru ▁( T aju as ohn ), ▁Bass a , ▁Belle h , ▁Kra hn , ▁Gre bo . ▁▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Amer ico - L iber ians : ▁Free ▁black ▁people ▁and ▁em an cip ated ▁slaves , ▁and ▁their ▁descend ants , ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁and ▁the ▁Car ib bean ▁Cong os ▁is ▁an ▁e pon ym ic ▁term ▁for ▁" re capt ives ," ▁people ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁slave ▁ships ▁after ▁the ▁slave ▁trade , ▁not ▁sla very ▁itself , ▁was ▁abol ished ▁by ▁Great ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁These ▁people ▁were ▁" rep atri ated " ▁to ▁Liber ia ▁( and ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁if ▁res cu ed ▁by ▁the ▁British