A short history lesson in this puzzler here. 

Part 1. What is the capital of Liberia?

Part 2. Why?

You all probably just Googled this. Back in the day, we would go to the library to figure this out. We'd have to go through the Encyclopedia section thoroughly.

But anyway, here is the answer. Very deep history lesson here. From a very different time. From a difficult time in our history. 

In the early 1800s, many white people in the United States became concerned over the existence of freed slaves in their country. Some slave owners believed that the existence of freed slaves increased discontent among those still in slavery. Other white people objected to the integration of the black freed slaves into this society. So in 1816, a group of white Americans established the American Colonization Society, ACS, and what the society did was to return free black people to their home continent, Africa. 

So the ACS bought land on the west coast of Africa and started a settlement. They named it Liberia. 

And the capital of Liberia was named Monrovia, after the then President, James Monroe. 

Hard history lesson there, for certain.