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Francis L. Gbee
Francis Leon Gbee was born on April 6, 1947. He is now working with the Department of Children Services (DCS) at Somerville, Tennessee. He left his country, South Sudan, during the Juba massacre of...view moreFrancis Leon Gbee was born on April 6, 1947. He is now working with the Department of Children Services (DCS) at Somerville, Tennessee. He left his country, South Sudan, during the Juba massacre of 1964. He took refuge first in the Central African Republic (CAR), from where he earned a United Nations (UN) scholarship to further his studies in Liberia/West Africa. He has a BA degree in history from Liberia University (LU). He left Liberia in 1989 during its civil war and crossed to the Ivory Coast. He and his family left the Ivory Coast in 1997 for the United States as resettled refugees in Memphis, Tennessee.
Mr. Gbee is a father and a grandfather. He holds a master’s degree in rducation from Christian Brother’s University (CBU) in Memphis. He was a founder and first principal of BWI Comprehensive in Liberia, an adult trade school. He was also a founder and first director of African Professional Institute (API) that taught accounting, bookkeeping, and French to Liberian Refugees in Danané, Ivory Coast.
Mr. Gbee is a people’s person and likes to work for the good of all humanity. He is always laughing and jokes most of the time that one can mistakenly take him for not being serious. It is always his desire to be a writer and give educational opportunity to others. But above all, Mr. Gbee is a God-fearing family man.view less
Books by Francis L. Gbee
Tears of Fear, Dreams for My Country: Based on the True Life Story of a Long Time Refugee