text: Following the introduction and entertainment of the President-elect, the NRC pledged its support to the Liberian people, considering it a "Sister Republic" and "the open door through which the New World might entertain life in Africa." His involvement with the PAC and the subsequent international relationships forged as a result illustrates Jernagin's steadfast dedication to the ending of "colonial rule, racial discrimination and imperialism in Africa and the Caribbean, while also demanding basic human rights and equality of economic opportunity."