sentences:  With an elected black government and the offer of free land to African-American settlers, Liberia became the most common destination of emigrating African Americans during the 19th century.Newly arriving African Americans to Liberia experienced many challenges, including broken family ties, very high mortality rates from disease, and a difficult adjustment period.A group of 43 African Americans from Christiansburg, Virginia left for Liberia in 1830, but suffered high mortality.