Beyond African Borders
African history depicting its struggles and intimate connection with the world never ceases to mesmerize. In the past, Africans were forced out of their natural habitats but Africa could not be taken out them. They simply refused to give up customs and traditions, even in the face of adversity. In the present time, Africans write a somewhat different story of conflict and social turmoil.
Since ancient times, Africans have endured a state of bondage, captured in their native land and transported to other countries in colonization journeys. The first African slaves who arrived in America in 1526 preceded other African natives who were taken from their motherland in route to other countries, suffering a similar fate of forced labor and servitude (Azevedo, 2005, p. 93). In contrast to Africans in America, who eventually became emancipated and experienced a number of issues including poverty and social inequality, Africans in the African continent enjoyed an indirect form of ruling by the countries that colonized them, which …show more content…
Both groups arranged these unions and divorces when warranted. In contrast to family structures observed in western civilizations, African groups followed a polygynous structure, not only out of the need to increase the household count but to increase the manpower count in their farms. Families were viewed as business units responsible for helping to support the family. Single individuals were by rule, obligated into marriage, whereas African slaves taken to America did not live with family members or members of their own community or spoke the same native language. They were strangers to each other and bred to be sold individually, while marriages between slaves carried an economic consideration only and were never taken with much seriousness. (Azevedo, 2005, p
African history depicting its struggles and intimate connection with the world never ceases to mesmerize. In the past, Africans were forced out of their natural habitats but Africa could not be taken out them. They simply refused to give up customs and traditions, even in the face of adversity. In the present time, Africans write a somewhat different story of conflict and social turmoil.
Since ancient times, Africans have endured a state of bondage, captured in their native land and transported to other countries in colonization journeys. The first African slaves who arrived in America in 1526 preceded other African natives who were taken from their motherland in route to other countries, suffering a similar fate of forced labor and servitude (Azevedo, 2005, p. 93). In contrast to Africans in America, who eventually became emancipated and experienced a number of issues including poverty and social inequality, Africans in the African continent enjoyed an indirect form of ruling by the countries that colonized them, which …show more content…
Both groups arranged these unions and divorces when warranted. In contrast to family structures observed in western civilizations, African groups followed a polygynous structure, not only out of the need to increase the household count but to increase the manpower count in their farms. Families were viewed as business units responsible for helping to support the family. Single individuals were by rule, obligated into marriage, whereas African slaves taken to America did not live with family members or members of their own community or spoke the same native language. They were strangers to each other and bred to be sold individually, while marriages between slaves carried an economic consideration only and were never taken with much seriousness. (Azevedo, 2005, p