Gerald admitted to Henry that even in Sinou, where the younger and more liberal settlers had chosen to live, there was a shared understanding of both superiority and responsibility when it came to the natives. Instead of seeking out tribesmen to work on farms as an indulgence of luxury or convenience, like many families in Monrovia did, the Sinou settlers felt it was their responsibility to provide economic opportunity and access to civilization to indigenous people. If local tribesmen ever denied their reaching out, Sinou settlers were just as surprised and offended as a Monrovian settler
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