Kru people are a very special, intelligent, spiritual, and strong group of people. I have not encountered a people that are more loving, endearing, resilient, and wise. I am so proud to have Kru blood running through my veins! Thanks for sharing!!!❤❤❤
I’m glad you’re looking into Liberia, some of my family are Kru. I’ve always wanted to know more! The rest of us are Mãh (Mano) and we originate from southern Sudan many centuries ago.
Cocoa Boayue I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
They are called the Krou in Ivory Coast and are closely related to the dogons in Mali. Even with all the Islamic influence in that region, the dogons have maintain their spiritual ways. The krou are very artistically talented......They are the best dancers, singers, athletes and artists in Ivory Coast.
Yes that is so true, my Kru origin where family comes from Kenya on both side crossing 3600 BCE and before on the American side in the humid period of Africa...
Same all over. Best leaders. But the world is always against them. Kwame Nkrumah (Francis Weah) was a Kru. We are from Zayannid kingdom then later Ghana Empire.
Friilai Offbeat I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
President Oneday I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
Martyna Kabia I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
Wow he in my country Liberia we are related people kru Grebo Bassa krahn nice video bro thanks for sharing. I am waiting for my people video the Grebo people lol.
My mom's paternal side is Bété (Ivorian Kru people). Thank you for covering this as there arent many videos or infos on the Kru people. Stay blessed brotha!
I've heard of these people. The coastal and seafaring people across the world have always been some of the most fascinating to learn about as I myself have a keen interest in naval history.
Hometeam Anitchey ❤ One of the most famous Kru in Cote d'Ivoire is my Country ex- president call LAURENT KOUDOU GBAGBO who refuse to let the french domination in Ivory coast ( Cote d'Ivoire) He was attacked by the French military and the rebels in 2011, deported to the international court of haye in Europe and was kept there until 2019! He is now transferred to Belgium and the French are making sure that he doesn't come back to the Ivory coast to interrupt their massive exploitation of our resources. They put a black french valet as president of Cote d'ivoire and his blond wife as first lady... Right now, we are fighting to get our Real president back because he is a honest , strong and the most panafrican president we never have. On the news, the European describes the coup they did as a ethnic crisis but that's not the case. The real reason is the neo-colonialism battle that we are facing and the people of cote d'Ivoire are determined to give read of the French imperialism and the French army that causes so many deaths for centuries.
Mahata TOURÉ I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
The people generally described as KROU/KRU are the KLAO people. Some of the smallest groups among the kwa of Liberia and ivory coast. They often settle along the coastlines of both Liberia and ivory coast.They are skilled fishermen and sea navigators.There are actually more KROU/KWA people in the ivory coast than there are in Liberia. Generally the Kwa people understand one another however keep in mind that there is a slight different tone variation when pronouncing certain words. KLAO not KRU let's correct that.
My family is Ke'Routé meaning To throw * action of a whiplash, fishing or boat in the Gusii lang. expression. Well you know your root well... I am impressed!
@@MizzKru Kru comes from the English word "CREW" meaning (group of people). Originally the people residing on the so called kruland referred to themselves as"klao" just like the "sapo/Sao" same people. Nobody called themselves kru prior European inquisition. What does the word kru translates to in your language? Since you think that my assertions are flaw.
Found out about your channel from UsefulCharts. I'm interested in history and have a huge blind spot in African history. I can't find many books on Africa from a non-colonizer perspective. Very glad I heard about your channel to learn the Africa's real history.
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I’m glad u made this video man I’m Liberian and my dad is kru and my mom is Bassa and I’ve always wanted to learn more about my culture and my ancestors thank u 🙏🏿
There are two types of Krou especially in Ivory Coast. Les Krou maritine (sea) et forestier (Forest). The Krou are the first people to settle in Ivory Coast. The first people to settle always settle by the sea first then some went up to the forest and mountains (Bété guéré)
People need to stop saying the Krou of Ivory Coast come from Liberia that’s not true. What is true is that there is one part in Liberia an one part in Ivory. They’ve been there since and are the first. It is not our fault if the Europeans wrongly drew and divided the map of Africa
The Kru & Grebo people of Liberia & the Bete & Krou of Ivory Coast are the same people the border between Liberia & Ivory Coast are colonial and not tribal or ethnic. This is the case in most of Africa. So people of the same ethnicity are many times of nationalities/ citizenships. As the daughter of two Kru parents who were from families who were traditional oral chroniclers and paramount chiefs, the stories, origins & traditions of Kru people (that is not what we refer the ourselves as in our language) I was taught about my history from the day I could understand words.
One secret of the Krou. They are really cool people but as soon as they realize that you tryna take the piss or violate them, it’s over for you. Don’t violate or disrespect a Krou. You can but don’t let them know.
Anyone ever heard of the legendary Gola warrior, Vanja Vanja, the man who overthrew a slave ship. Born in the Dowo Mountains of the Komgba region, Vanja-Vanja was reputedly a man of “gigantic size and extraordinary physical strength.” On a visit to Gahulong on the coast, he became indignant at the sight of a large number of Gola youth being loaded onto a slave ship. Determined to counteract this, he persuaded an acquaintance to tie him up and sell him to the slaver on the pretext that he wanted to visit the country of the whites. Once aboard the slave ship, Vanja-Vanja took note of “a very huge and ferocious dog” used to keep the captives terrorized. Once the ship had cleared land, he unleashed his plan: Seizing the dog first, he threw it overboard, followed by every crew member but one. He spared the pilot, who he compelled to steer the ship to shore, where he freed all the captives. Vanja-Vanja eventually returned to Komgba, where his grave in the Dowo Mountains was preserved at least until the 1950s. ✊🏿✊🏿 🇱🇷
@@g.gg.g4539 in Kongba District, Gbarpolu county. Kongba is the homeland of all the Gola people today. That is our origin. Also where did u find the information?
Some of my cousins are Kru; I m Bassa ! We have similarities but are different. Dedeir Dorgba, George Weah, Robin Roberts- from Goodmorning America, are all descendants of Kru descendants
@@warldorwessarnoelt3936 Indeed!!! Greetings to you brother Wes. I did not know that Robin Roberts is a decent of the Kru Tribe. Thanks for that piece of information. I try to post good information on my channel as well 🙏🙏🇱🇷🇱🇷
I’m so excited I’ve been watching all your videos and to see you made a video on our Kru ethnic groups is so great. I’ve been researching the origin of the Kru people and I’m positive I know where they descend from. They came from Songhai (Gao Capital) empire, when Mansa Musa made a stop at Gao and captured the Kru/Klao princes (Sunni Ali and his brother) and later on when Askia Muhammad declared war on the traditionalist our people travelled south and journeyed through Dan/Yacouba land. All the Klao/Kwa/Kru linguistic group (Kuwaa/Belle, Deiwon, Bassa, Kru/Klao, Klépo/Grebo/Bete, Sarpo & Gbee, and Krahn/Wobè/Guere/Wê) are all family. Before Songhai they trace their lineage back to the Adbassa empire near lake chad region. They also mention having ancestors going back to the 25th Nubian dynasty. I got sources too
The kru people do not come from the empire of Gao but from the empire of Ghana. The majority of kru people broke off from the empire of Ghana to resettle down today Liberia and the ivory coast. The remaining kru people went on to be part of the Mali and Gao empires. We know this through their clans and families names ie gao, gaote gaoudi etc etc..🥳🥳🥳💯💯💯🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
@@tedmakoura3220 I disagree if the kru linguistic group came from Wagadu(Ghana) they would’ve been the 1st group in the land known as present day Liberia. But the Gola and the Kissi are the eldest inhabitants of the land cause they came from Wagadu and Mali. The Kru linguistic group were some of the last to migrate in. Plus I got sources for everything I’m saying.
@@Al.Fayiah from my research I found out that the kru tribes were the first to settled down in the ivory coast. And we need more deep analysis to find out who were the first tribes to settle down in Liberia. The bulk of the kru tribes around the lac tchad were relocated to the southern region of Nigeria. And these tribes are called now the ijaw people of Nigeria.🥳🥳🥳💯💯💯🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
I’m Bété and Apolo as I was told by my grandparents the Krou came from Liberia following Queen Pokou for a better life started to settle in Gagnoa, Daloa, Sassandra and so on. And those things that I’ve also leaned at school in Ivory Coast.
My cousins father is a kru by tribe his people are from liberia but he was born and raise in Sierra Leone after his parents moved there long before he was born but he only knows little about his culture because his parents died when he was young and he was adopted by a fula family there in Sierra Leone
I’m 100% them did my ancestry mine goes back 2500 years to this tribe. My ancestors were kidnapped and brought to Savannah GA and parts of Alabama and SC from here in 1644
I suggest you take a West African history course at your university. These videos are more interesting when you learn how to do proper independent research using primary sources.
Pedro Sartori de Lima I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
Great job but you done opened Pandora's box. Now all the Liberian tribes are going to want a video on their tribe. There is about 13-15 tribes with many sub tribes. Good luck lol. The Vai is the oldest tribe.
25th Nubian dynasty, then they settled in lake chad in the adbassa empire and migrated around Mali. Their descendants were founders of the Songhai empire. When the empire got a different leader the people migrated towards the land known as Ivory Coast and Liberia.
@@Al.Fayiah all the northern civilizations started with Africans moving from the southern part around Uganda and migrating up.. it makes more sense because even the oldest human skeletons have been found in that region. Africans civilizations aren’t that hard To study just find similarities in Africans just look at culture practice. What I know is the soninke’s did tribal marks on faces, this isn’t found in Kru culture so I know they can’t be related.
The majority of Kru people broke off from the empire of Ghana to resettle in today Liberia and the ivory coast. The remaining kru people went on to be part of the Mali and Gao empires. They are warriors as well as seafaring people. Their society is very well organized only in time of war the real leadership and leader will come out. During the civil in Liberia the krahn leadership from the ivory coast came out to put an end to the conflict in Liberia.
a few years late seeing this but glad I did. My late Father was Kru and he would tell me stories of stowing away on ships as a young boy. He could tell other Kru by the shape of their hands. He’d say they had curved fingers and hands like a fisherman lol.
Luxe La Femme I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
Thanks so much Am so intented to hear about the the Kru of Liberia and ivory coast My mother from the Kru tribe and my father from the Mandingo tribe and we all live in Sinoe county
In the beginning he mention the krahn he called them Wobè which is our Ivorian counterparts and our history is basically the same as the Krus unless you want more information.
Alphonso Samukai: Ok. So how do we explicate the similarities and differences? How do we demonstrate the movement of our shared cultures move. How do we describe this? Truly, I want to know. The distinctive of our tribes are real.
My people.great people.proud people. Where women are respected largely.. We are from the Forner Mali Empire before and After Mansa Musa. During the Start of the Jihads. Left prior 9th- 14th century. ( around 800 AD. .. including current day Guinea 🇬🇼 Bissau. One the first tribes to have travel to the America's with Portugues a d Spanish sailors before the Atlantic Slave. I am an indigenous KLAO ( Kru). KLAO- Kra- Klaoh is how we called ourselves.. ( MOST Kru also speak Fante ( where we are mostly concentrated..due to sailing and fishing.).. And from Sierra Leone with The British to Liverpool and Manchester
The history of the Krou start way before the 18th century. Since the 15th century 14XX we were already dealing and trading with the Portuguese, German and English. The French are the latest to come to the coast in the 18th and 19th century and that’s when they modified our history
No brother that's just what they use to say when they want to show how ferocious we are we literally created three tribes with Akan people : the adjoukrou , Ahizi , Dida
I'm glad to learn more about west African history a lot of people want to lump Africa together like it's one country but it's a continent where man first originally from
Yeah. The Gola also fought alongside after their arrival with the VAI people in the 1700- 1800.' s at Perseverance Island": around ( 1821-1852..(Cape Mesurado- now Monrovia. Current day Preseverence Island...Trained some young ( Bassa) , likecKing Peter @ Dozua ( now BUSHROD Island. His name was Zolu Duma.
In our dialect you’ll find a lot of English words. Souclou -> school, téblé -> table, the city Sassandra came from Portuguese etc. The Krou were 100% free and independent. Europeans couldn’t sell them as slaves they had to do business with them. The Krou mastered the sea and navigation like no one else. The NeYo (a see tribe of the Krou) which means Children of the Water, refused to send their children to France to study, but the bété (Krou) and Baoulé (Akan) sent their children. And they came with their European mentality and since then our country ain’t been the same. Since Houphouet
Mah I also remember that the krou were not only trading people but they were also ferocious warriors who sometimes fought with each other and other people using guerilla and siege tatics. They took 13-15 years of warfare to conquer all of the krou people in ivory coast and in Liberia the black Americans nearly lost to the kru if it wasn't for The USA coming. By the way when the betè start to sending people to france?
Kru people are a very special, intelligent, spiritual, and strong group of people. I have not encountered a people that are more loving, endearing, resilient, and wise. I am so proud to have Kru blood running through my veins! Thanks for sharing!!!❤❤❤
Are you from the ivory coast?
@@Truth-Reality. I'm from there
Hi I just receive my Africa Ancestry paternal testing and I have KRU blood in my genes living in Liberia 🇱🇷 Hello Cuzin 👋
Yes oo
@@keith2181 Yes that is true the Kruu extend from Kenya to Niger, Mali, Benin, The Gambia, Ivory Coast
I’m glad you’re looking into Liberia, some of my family are Kru. I’ve always wanted to know more! The rest of us are Mãh (Mano) and we originate from southern Sudan many centuries ago.
I'm full blood Mano and wants to learn more about where we came from.
My grandmother is Mano from the southern part of Guinea 🇬🇳..
Cocoa Boayue I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
I am of the Nilotic lingual heritage from East Africa also tracing my origins in the Sudan region....we are all related!!
Cocoa I love your statement!! I live in Florida now but also lived in Sinoe for several years learning the language and culture. GO KRU!🙏
They are called the Krou in Ivory Coast and are closely related to the dogons in Mali. Even with all the Islamic influence in that region, the dogons have maintain their spiritual ways. The krou are very artistically talented......They are the best dancers, singers, athletes and artists in Ivory Coast.
I 100 % agree with. We the Kru people are very talented.💥
Yes that is so true, my Kru origin where family comes from Kenya on both side crossing 3600 BCE and before on the American side in the humid period of Africa...
My family is Ke'Routé meaning To throw * action of a whiplash, fishing or boat in the Gusii lang. expression.
Same all over. Best leaders. But the world is always against them. Kwame Nkrumah (Francis Weah) was a Kru. We are from Zayannid kingdom then later Ghana Empire.
@@patrickh.fontaine5800 how u know?
Shouts to my Kru people! 🇱🇷
Mine too, David! 🇱🇷
@@mrkinla yea na yea na! Lol
Ayyye
@@ToP5ReP 🇱🇷✊🏿
I've not well understood the origin of kru people? Could You tell me please?
Thank you in advance .
I enjoy playing as Kru people in Crusader Kings 3, because of their seafaring abilities.
That is what lead me to learn more about them.
Did They Make It To The Americas On Their Own, Before Columbus?? 🧏🏾♂️
I’m kru, guéré/wé of Côte d’Ivoire and yes we’re found both in 🇨🇮 and Liberia
Friilai Offbeat I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
I'm also kru=we/guerre fo cote d ivoire
WOW!! I'm Kru also and Live in Florida. I do also speak Kru
Did The Kru People Make It To The Americas On Their Own, Before Columbus?? 🧏🏾♂️
My father and mother are KRU AND AM PROUD OF IT.🇱🇷.
THANKS.
Damn u went to my Home Land🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷💪🏿💪🏿. The KRU were worriers.
President Oneday I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
Shout out to the Kru people of Freetown, Sierra Leone 🇸🇱 🙌 👏
Definitely would like to know more about these tribes
Martyna Kabia I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
YES.....!!!! I'm Kru but live in Florida. I do speak Kru. Kru all the way!!🙏
Wow he in my country Liberia we are related people kru Grebo Bassa krahn nice video bro thanks for sharing. I am waiting for my people video the Grebo people lol.
Yes I’m Kru but I live in Florida. We are all one my brother 😇
@@nyantubolo3040 yes
@@leboyemichael4733 🙏🙏🕶🕶
Typically when they say kru people that's including grebo and all "kwa" people in Liberia and ivory coast.
Kru was just sea fearing. The name is not just you to the klao people. Kru is just how they work.
My mom's paternal side is Bété (Ivorian Kru people). Thank you for covering this as there arent many videos or infos on the Kru people. Stay blessed brotha!
Our Kru people are loved
I've heard of these people.
The coastal and seafaring people across the world have always been some of the most fascinating to learn about as I myself have a keen interest in naval history.
D IJAWS in Nigeria r coastal & seafarers .....
Hometeam Anitchey ❤
One of the most famous Kru in Cote d'Ivoire is my Country ex- president call LAURENT KOUDOU GBAGBO who refuse to let the french domination in Ivory coast ( Cote d'Ivoire)
He was attacked by the French military and the rebels in 2011, deported to the international court of haye in Europe and was kept there until 2019!
He is now transferred to Belgium and the French are making sure that he doesn't come back to the Ivory coast to interrupt their massive exploitation of our resources.
They put a black french valet as president of Cote d'ivoire and his blond wife as first lady...
Right now, we are fighting to get our Real president back because he is a honest , strong and the most panafrican president we never have.
On the news, the European describes the coup they did as a ethnic crisis but that's not the case. The real reason is the neo-colonialism battle that we are facing and the people of cote d'Ivoire are determined to give read of the French imperialism and the French army that causes so many deaths for centuries.
Mahata TOURÉ I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
@@warldorwessarnoelt3936
Well said, Mr Wes,
I Will find you on Facebook !
Mahata TOURÉ thanks my friend
@@warldorwessarnoelt3936
You are very welcome 🙏🏽
@@maatatoure9602 you should know that French took 35 years(1885-1920)to conquer our country right?
thank you for this bit of info. My maternal family can be traced back to the Kru in Liberia.
Mine as well! ❤
SUPER!! That's beautiful. Kru is a beautiful tribe
The people generally described as KROU/KRU are the KLAO people. Some of the smallest groups among the kwa of Liberia and ivory coast. They often settle along the coastlines of both Liberia and ivory coast.They are skilled fishermen and sea navigators.There are actually more KROU/KWA people in the ivory coast than there are in Liberia. Generally the Kwa people understand one another however keep in mind that there is a slight different tone variation when pronouncing certain words. KLAO not KRU let's correct that.
Lol they don’t know nothing about us.
@@Sonofnyesauh So true, there's a lot of nonsense on YT about Kru people, this video is an example of concocted stories.
My family is Ke'Routé meaning To throw * action of a whiplash, fishing or boat in the Gusii lang. expression.
Well you know your root well... I am impressed!
You may call yourself Klao but we say KRU
@@MizzKru Kru comes from the English word "CREW" meaning (group of people). Originally the people residing on the so called kruland referred to themselves as"klao" just like the "sapo/Sao" same people. Nobody called themselves kru prior European inquisition. What does the word kru translates to in your language? Since you think that my assertions are flaw.
Found out about your channel from UsefulCharts. I'm interested in history and have a huge blind spot in African history. I can't find many books on Africa from a non-colonizer perspective. Very glad I heard about your channel to learn the Africa's real history.
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My grandfather's ancestors are kru
Thats make you also bro.
I’m Kru living in Florida. I’m also blessed to have lived in Sinoe
@@Wyt0001stop giving title like that. It's not how these people society was setup
I’m glad u made this video man I’m Liberian and my dad is kru and my mom is Bassa and I’ve always wanted to learn more about my culture and my ancestors thank u 🙏🏿
Literally same
There are two types of Krou especially in Ivory Coast. Les Krou maritine (sea) et forestier (Forest). The Krou are the first people to settle in Ivory Coast. The first people to settle always settle by the sea first then some went up to the forest and mountains (Bété guéré)
First to settle in what is now known as Liberia as well
Je crois que ce sont les sénoufo, les premiers.
@@silverking2181les Krou sont là depuis le VI ème siècle, les senoufo sont trop récent par rapport aux Krou désolé
@@GbeliGbeli Je vais vérifier ça.
@@GbeliGbeli Je vais vérifier ça.
Just got my Paternal Testing on March 21 2022 and it came back as KRU ( KLAO) Living in Liberia 🇱🇷 ✊ WARRIORS ✊
People need to stop saying the Krou of Ivory Coast come from Liberia that’s not true. What is true is that there is one part in Liberia an one part in Ivory. They’ve been there since and are the first. It is not our fault if the Europeans wrongly drew and divided the map of Africa
The Kru & Grebo people of Liberia & the Bete & Krou of Ivory Coast are the same people the border between Liberia & Ivory Coast are colonial and not tribal or ethnic. This is the case in most of Africa. So people of the same ethnicity are many times of nationalities/ citizenships. As the daughter of two Kru parents who were from families who were traditional oral chroniclers and paramount chiefs, the stories, origins & traditions of Kru people (that is not what we refer the ourselves as in our language) I was taught about my history from the day I could understand words.
This is true! Same group just separated by colonial barriers.
One secret of the Krou. They are really cool people but as soon as they realize that you tryna take the piss or violate them, it’s over for you. Don’t violate or disrespect a Krou. You can but don’t let them know.
Thank you for shedding some light. Also it's worth noting that Klao was their original name.
Very interesting proud to be part to Kru tribe ✊🏿
Yes oh sister I’m proud to be of Kru decent. I lived in Sinoe but now living in Florida
Hey Kru cousin 🇱🇷
@@ninjaq2338 I'm Dida from Ivory Coast 🇨🇮
@@ninjaq2338 thank you 🙏!!! Kru people are loved!!! Please subscribe to my channel
@@annekaaa94 nice name Anne. Nice to meet you
Nice! i even asked you to do a video on the kru people a few months ago after getting my african ancestry.
Anyone ever heard of the legendary Gola warrior, Vanja Vanja, the man who overthrew a slave ship. Born in the Dowo Mountains of the Komgba region, Vanja-Vanja was reputedly a man of “gigantic size and extraordinary physical strength.” On a visit to Gahulong on the coast, he became indignant at the sight of a large number of Gola youth being loaded onto a slave ship. Determined to counteract this, he persuaded an acquaintance to tie him up and sell him to the slaver on the pretext that he wanted to visit the country of the whites.
Once aboard the slave ship, Vanja-Vanja took note of “a very huge and ferocious dog” used to keep the captives terrorized. Once the ship had cleared land, he unleashed his plan: Seizing the dog first, he threw it overboard, followed by every crew member but one. He spared the pilot, who he compelled to steer the ship to shore, where he freed all the captives.
Vanja-Vanja eventually returned to Komgba, where his grave in the Dowo Mountains was preserved at least until the 1950s. ✊🏿✊🏿 🇱🇷
Eyyy Gola Nyahn 💕
@@ZoluXolu you know him ehhh
@@g.gg.g4539 no. Actually I’ve never heard. But I’ve heard of the Dowo mountains in Kongba. So many origin stories of those mountains.
@@ZoluXolu where are the Dowo mountains located in Liberia
@@g.gg.g4539 in Kongba District, Gbarpolu county. Kongba is the homeland of all the Gola people today. That is our origin. Also where did u find the information?
Thanks for sharing and educating.
Some of my cousins are Kru; I m Bassa ! We have similarities but are different. Dedeir Dorgba, George Weah, Robin Roberts- from Goodmorning America, are all descendants of Kru descendants
Very good Wes!! We the same Kru people. Nice to meet you oh!
@@nyantubolo3040 greetings
@@warldorwessarnoelt3936 Indeed!!! Greetings to you brother Wes. I did not know that Robin Roberts is a decent of the Kru Tribe. Thanks for that piece of information. I try to post good information on my channel as well 🙏🙏🇱🇷🇱🇷
Bassa is a kru dialect. Please learn about what kru is
@@nyantubolo3040 I subscribed
I’m so excited I’ve been watching all your videos and to see you made a video on our Kru ethnic groups is so great. I’ve been researching the origin of the Kru people and I’m positive I know where they descend from.
They came from Songhai (Gao Capital) empire, when Mansa Musa made a stop at Gao and captured the Kru/Klao princes (Sunni Ali and his brother) and later on when Askia Muhammad declared war on the traditionalist our people travelled south and journeyed through Dan/Yacouba land. All the Klao/Kwa/Kru linguistic group (Kuwaa/Belle, Deiwon, Bassa, Kru/Klao, Klépo/Grebo/Bete, Sarpo & Gbee, and Krahn/Wobè/Guere/Wê) are all family. Before Songhai they trace their lineage back to the Adbassa empire near lake chad region. They also mention having ancestors going back to the 25th Nubian dynasty.
I got sources too
Wow interesting history. U recommend any books or sources to read?
The kru people do not come from the empire of Gao but from the empire of Ghana. The majority of kru people broke off from the empire of Ghana to resettle down today Liberia and the ivory coast. The remaining kru people went on to be part of the Mali and Gao empires. We know this through their clans and families names ie gao, gaote gaoudi etc etc..🥳🥳🥳💯💯💯🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
@@tedmakoura3220 sources?
@@tedmakoura3220 I disagree if the kru linguistic group came from Wagadu(Ghana) they would’ve been the 1st group in the land known as present day Liberia. But the Gola and the Kissi are the eldest inhabitants of the land cause they came from Wagadu and Mali. The Kru linguistic group were some of the last to migrate in. Plus I got sources for everything I’m saying.
@@Al.Fayiah from my research I found out that the kru tribes were the first to settled down in the ivory coast. And we need more deep analysis to find out who were the first tribes to settle down in Liberia. The bulk of the kru tribes around the lac tchad were relocated to the southern region of Nigeria. And these tribes are called now the ijaw people of Nigeria.🥳🥳🥳💯💯💯🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮
We're proud of our ancestors!✊🏾
Shout to the Kru peoples in Salone
Love this. I’m kru from morrisville, sinoe county with some maternal roots in Sierra Leone. 🤴🏾✊🏾❤️
@HomeTeam History Thank you for sharing accuracy, as always.
Can you share the intro song at the beginning of your video? It's so beautiful 🖤 💚 .
Double upload 🔥🔥
I’m Bété and Apolo as I was told by my grandparents the Krou came from Liberia following Queen Pokou for a better life started to settle in Gagnoa, Daloa, Sassandra and so on. And those things that I’ve also leaned at school in Ivory Coast.
The Queen POKOU came from Ghana.
I'm Mande and Akan , our ancestor Queen Pokou come from the East, not the West....
Cool! Im Wobe(Also Kru) and Apolo
@@julesgouton945 this is great
My cousins father is a kru by tribe his people are from liberia but he was born and raise in Sierra Leone after his parents moved there long before he was born but he only knows little about his culture because his parents died when he was young and he was adopted by a fula family there in Sierra Leone
Be sure to shame this video with him.
Thank you so much creating this an amazing video. You have to do Bassa next please. Great content, love this channel
This video is also about
the bassa
I’m 100% them did my ancestry mine goes back 2500 years to this tribe. My ancestors were kidnapped and brought to Savannah GA and parts of Alabama and SC from here in 1644
I'm 17 and I've been binge watching your channel. Where do l start in terms of learning African History?
Stop binge watching videos on YT - you have no idea whether they are imparting factually correct knowledge.
@@edelgyn2699 So instead of possibly helping me, you decide to rebuke based on an assumption about someone you don't even know😂.
I suggest you take a West African history course at your university. These videos are more interesting when you learn how to do proper independent research using primary sources.
I have learned so much today about my tribe (Kru) thanks so much for the information
Glad to see someone is talking about the Kru peoples. Btw, their population is 3-4 million.
Amazing video, great job!
Pedro Sartori de Lima I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
Hello my brother, Thank you for all the knowledge you been dropping.😆
This is mostly nonsense and gives no substance.
Great job but you done opened Pandora's box. Now all the Liberian tribes are going to want a video on their tribe. There is about 13-15 tribes with many sub tribes. Good luck lol. The Vai is the oldest tribe.
👍🏽😂👍🏽
We the American AFRICAN was one of the first three tribes
@@realdeal8303 the one who dominated the regions as elites and denied civic rights to indigenous peoples?
🌞👆👉🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟👈👀🤗
@@g.gg.g4539 what made the white man so welcomed in your land
I enjoy your videos I know someone from Liberia I would like to learn more about the Vai people.
My ethnicity, my pride....... 😊😊😊❤ a kru/ krhan girl...
You are not kru krahn you are just kru. Was referred to as krahn, klao, glebo, sapo etc These are the kru people
My uncle has been telling me that the kru came from the kush empire of South soudan .
25th Nubian dynasty, then they settled in lake chad in the adbassa empire and migrated around Mali. Their descendants were founders of the Songhai empire. When the empire got a different leader the people migrated towards the land known as Ivory Coast and Liberia.
@@Al.Fayiah the founder of Songhai were manden soninke
@@Al.Fayiah all the northern civilizations started with Africans moving from the southern part around Uganda and migrating up.. it makes more sense because even the oldest human skeletons have been found in that region. Africans civilizations aren’t that hard To study just find similarities in Africans just look at culture practice. What I know is the soninke’s did tribal marks on faces, this isn’t found in Kru culture so I know they can’t be related.
@@Al.Fayiah They're still some Kru Burkina Faso called "Siamou" or Sème you can Google it
@@AI-mo6tx You will be amazed to know that we use a lot manden words in Kru
Love this, #Liberia 🇱🇷 #Kru
My people 🙏🏾 I didn’t watch the video yet but I was happy just seeing the title. #DidaFamily
Salut, ma sœur
I agree with you oh. 🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
Shout out to the Kru people from Sierra Leone. 🇸🇱
Africa we have interesting histories also WELCOME TO TANZANIA🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿🇹🇿
Thank you for showing our people.#Bhétéfamily
Kru languages and tribes: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kru_languages
The majority of Kru people broke off from the empire of Ghana to resettle in today Liberia and the ivory coast. The remaining kru people went on to be part of the Mali and Gao empires. They are warriors as well as seafaring people. Their society is very well organized only in time of war the real leadership and leader will come out. During the civil in Liberia the krahn leadership from the ivory coast came out to put an end to the conflict in Liberia.
@@tedmakoura3220 so does this mean they are related to the akans? And linked to Igbos?
I appreciate your researches. Thank you for the work.
@@tedmakoura3220 empire Ghana is different from the modern Ghana
@@axasmith7157 the empire of Ghana were bigger than what they told to us. In fact the ompire Ghana was half of the actual West Africa.
Great video brother. Do you have any information on the Mafa and Hide of Cameroon? I am 99.7%. Thank you
Good video half Kru here, well made 👍 props ❤
My mother side has kru relative and she is of kru ancestry of Liberia I'm so happy to know about this she haitian
Asante!
My dad is kru but speaks the dida dialect and I really want to learn the language, can some tell me a site to learn it on or something?
Wow! I didn’t know that! Thanks for telling me :)
Thank you for the link
@@DestinyGnadou what is the link please and thank you!!🙏🏾
@@thetruthwillsetyoufree2493it’s gone now 😢
Please do another video on the Dan tribe of west Africa
a few years late seeing this but glad I did. My late Father was Kru and he would tell me stories of stowing away on ships as a young boy. He could tell other Kru by the shape of their hands. He’d say they had curved fingers and hands like a fisherman lol.
i grebo kru thank you sm for this you’re saving history 🙌🏿
I read that the Kru people are somewhat affiliated with the Ijo tribe from Nigeria.
Me too and their characters are so similar 😂😂😂
The Pepper People.
Yes oooo, we will pepper your soup!
🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🇨🇮🙏🏿🔥
Thank you for this video
I'm Kru from Cote d'Ivoire
You should make a video about the pygmies
...does the gentleman in the opening pic look like Danny Glover or is it me?
I don't see it.
Luxe La Femme I m African and unfortunately, the vast majority of us just don’t understand or know what happened to our brothers, sisters, cousins, parents when they got on those ships towards the new world. It’s movie like this that’s important to teach a valuable lesson that our African chiefs were wrong, slavemasters were wrong, the institution of slavery was wrong, and the Europeans powers that allow slavery to exist were wrong! Let’s be clear on these facts that 99% of Africans today had nothing to do with the slave trade and let’s be clear that the vast majority of white people had nothing to do with slavery. The problem that exist as of 2021 is the fact that racism, tribalism, prejudices, discrimination and hate that’s part of human nature, must be minimized by one towards other people, for there are people out there who have fallen victims to these human ills...making it difficult for them to put ENOUGH bread and butter on the table for them and their family members. The great news here is that we all have the power as individuals to change the world around us, to treat the next person with empathy --to treat others the way you will want to be treated regardless of your social-economic status . In a nutshell the be kind and to treat others with decency while giving other people an opportunity to climb the economic ladder of life, in today’s society. Thank you. I can be followed on Facebook at: Wes Smith (waldors@yahoo.com) or on Instagram at: mrwessmith. You can subscribe to my channel here in TH-cam. Thanks again!
We had a traditional dance called diyesh
Thanks so much
Am so intented to hear about the the Kru of Liberia and ivory coast
My mother from the Kru tribe and my father from the Mandingo tribe and we all live in Sinoe county
Krus were navigators before the Europeans.
My grandfather was from the kru tribe I'm so proud that it's in my blood want to go to seara leone one day love to the kru tribe
Thanks for the video, can you do research on the Gbandi people of Liberia, please.
I want to learn about the Kru people so I can educate others write plays 🎭 & films 🎬🎬
Thanks. Khran too please if you’re asking😏
In the beginning he mention the krahn he called them Wobè which is our Ivorian counterparts and our history is basically the same as the Krus unless you want more information.
Alphonso Samukai: Ok. So how do we explicate the similarities and differences? How do we demonstrate the movement of our shared cultures move. How do we describe this? Truly, I want to know. The distinctive of our tribes are real.
My people.great people.proud people. Where women are respected largely.. We are from the Forner Mali Empire before and After Mansa Musa. During the Start of the Jihads. Left prior 9th- 14th century. ( around 800 AD. .. including current day Guinea 🇬🇼 Bissau. One the first tribes to have travel to the America's with Portugues a d Spanish sailors before the Atlantic Slave. I am an indigenous KLAO ( Kru). KLAO- Kra- Klaoh is how we called ourselves.. ( MOST Kru also speak Fante ( where we are mostly concentrated..due to sailing and fishing.).. And from Sierra Leone with The British to Liverpool and Manchester
Where were you born?
Source please
I appreciate the info . Thank you.
FROM INDIA,,MAY GOD BLESS ALL
Do the Nupe and Kanuri
very hard to find anything about Nafawa
Peace and love and Justice. Long live the children of Africa
The history of the Krou start way before the 18th century. Since the 15th century 14XX we were already dealing and trading with the Portuguese, German and English. The French are the latest to come to the coast in the 18th and 19th century and that’s when they modified our history
Dont forget Kru people were also black americans converted back to Kru
True. The African American from South Carolina to Mississippi who relocated to Liberia. They create Mississippi in Africa, Sinoe Liberia.
My father is Néyo (kru) and my mother is Godié (kru) from sassandra and fresco south of Ivory coast.
I'm Dida ( Krou/kru people) from Cote D'ivoire/ Ivory Coast
I'm from Liberia came here during the Liberian civil war
Oh my God. I just found ur channel. I am part of the kru tribe
African religions is always interesting.
But all that being said, are we gonna ignore that the Bétés love problems😅🤣
The kru almost started a Civil War in Ghana over a stolen chicken
Wow really?
No brother that's just what they use to say when they want to show how ferocious we are we literally created three tribes with Akan people :
the adjoukrou , Ahizi , Dida
I'm glad to learn more about west African history a lot of people want to lump Africa together like it's one country but it's a continent where man first originally from
@@marcusporchia2818 of course brother 🙏🙏🙏
Not to coy, cryptic, enigmatic, or mysterious
can you do one on sierra leone mythology
Fun fact: the first civilization was in the middle east was named uruk
Yes to the kru tribe.
It’s important to go beyond the 1800’s
The name Kru or Krou was given by the English people CREW. Because we are groups of people that master the sea.
Misinformation!
Get it The krou like a ships crew
Please talk 🇱🇷 more I heard bassa had an empire
Same
Typically when they say kru people that's including baasa and all "kwa/kru" people of Liberia and ivory coast because they are all the same.
Bassa is also kru
The belief in reincarnation definitely made them fearless
🙌🏾🙌🏾
Yeah. The Gola also fought alongside after their arrival with the VAI people in the 1700- 1800.' s at Perseverance Island": around ( 1821-1852..(Cape Mesurado- now Monrovia. Current day Preseverence Island...Trained some young ( Bassa) , likecKing Peter @ Dozua ( now BUSHROD Island. His name was Zolu Duma.
In our dialect you’ll find a lot of English words. Souclou -> school, téblé -> table, the city Sassandra came from Portuguese etc. The Krou were 100% free and independent. Europeans couldn’t sell them as slaves they had to do business with them. The Krou mastered the sea and navigation like no one else. The NeYo (a see tribe of the Krou) which means Children of the Water, refused to send their children to France to study, but the bété (Krou) and Baoulé (Akan) sent their children. And they came with their European mentality and since then our country ain’t been the same. Since Houphouet
Mah I also remember that the krou were not only trading people but they were also ferocious warriors who sometimes fought with each other and other people using guerilla and siege tatics. They took 13-15 years of warfare to conquer all of the krou people in ivory coast and in Liberia the black Americans nearly lost to the kru if it wasn't for The USA coming. By the way when the betè start to sending people to france?
@@inityt.5167 Do you have eny evidence for the monuments in sassandra were is shown English people defeated by the krou people
@@Drgguv Yh I do
@@inityt.5167 Can you show me the evidence please?
@@Drgguv OK. But I can't post picture in the comments