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Andrew Miller In Class Primary Source Analysis, Excerpt from the Berlin Conference General Act. Blog Post on “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa”Chapters III, IV, & V. Blog post for 02/25/2020 “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” Chapter VI. 02/12/2020 Group Discussion on how “Europe Underdeveloped Africa” HIS 322 Primary Source Assignment, Native Administration in Nigeria, 02/19/2020 The Wretched of the Earth, Chapters IContinue reading “Final Scrapbook Links”

I thought that the scrapbook helped me realize how unjust these colonial practices were. History 322 has taught me to look at the effects in which colonialism has left on the people of Africa. All three of the books that were assigned taught me why Africa has been struggling for years. It is not becauseContinue reading “Final Reflection”

https://www.si.edu/object/zulu-man:saam_1985.66.165_706 The image above shows a Zulu man and comes from the Smithsonian Institute. It was created by Antonion Zeno Shindler in 1813. This man is a soldier of the society and the interesting thing about this image is that it looks like he has a halo above his head. This painting was made inContinue reading “Zulu Man”

https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/origins/Slave_Ships_pic1.htm The diagram above was created in 1851 and shows what a Liverpool slave ship looked like. As the picture shows, it can hold nearly a hundred African slaves. First, these conditions are vile and show how cramped and inhumane they were. The diagram above shows that slaves had to duck just to walk andContinue reading ““Stowage of the British Slave Ship Brookes””

https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.28494/ J. Keppler’s image of the fat British Lion is propaganda to show how strong and powerful their armies were. Also, he shows the victims of imperialism that had fallen to the British empire. For example, the Ashanti and Zulu societies to the left showing that they have been defeated. It shows how colonialism hasContinue reading “J. Keppler, “British benevolence””

The postcard of “La Moisson de Boudou-Badabou” depicts Africans as murderous and savage individuals. It was developed in 1914/1915 around the times of World War One. The French are trying to justify their imperialism by using propaganda to negatively depict Africans. The image also shows them carrying Balles Dum – Dum which was banned inContinue reading ““La Moisson de Boudou-Badabou””

https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/kla1920/0317/image The cartoon above from a German newspaper depicts Africans as gorillas. First, this is extremely racist because Africans are humans, who should not be depicted as animals. Then, Tthe translation of the title states “The black terror in German Lands” which is ironic because the Germans have colonized their lands. This document related toContinue reading ““Der schwarze Terror in deutschen Landen,” 1920”

https://collections.si.edu/search/record/edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.55.6 “The Negro Worker” book is to promote emancipation. This book comes from the Smithsonian Institute. This is the back of the book and the last thing in which an African would read. It states that these pamphlets are free and that there is no reason why the people of Africa should be following ordersContinue reading ““The Negro Worker” 1932”

“One word as regards missionaries themselves. The essential point in dealing with Africans is to establish a respect for the European. Upon this—the prestige of the white man—depends his influence, often his very existence, in Africa. If he shows by his surroundings, by his assumption of superiority, that he is far above the native, heContinue reading “Capt. F. D. Lugard: The Rise of Our East African Empire”

“For centuries, Europeans dominated the African continent. The white man arrogated tohimself the right to rule and to be obeyed by the non-white; his mission, he claimed, was to“civilise” Africa. Under this cloak, the Europeans robbed the continent of vast riches and inflicted unimaginable suffering on the African people.All this makes a sad story, butContinue reading “Kwame Nkrumah, I Speak Freedom, 1961”