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1. Pre-colonisation refers to the period of time before Africa was colonised by the Europeans. According to the article, the pre-colonial period was the time when the African children were raised in a community and educated about the specific cultures and traditions that were associated with that community. It was the time when education consisted of tales, legends and traditions, in which social, religious and cultural ways of life were integrated. The pre-colonial period was when knowledge and…

The expansion of European empires or “voyages of discovery,” in the modern era, led to wealth, strength in government, and cultural sophistication. The expansion was based on three main desires, the spread of Christianity, opportunity for profit through colonization, and glorification for the lower class as well as the upper class. The Europeans took advantage of trade networks and capital investments to support their expeditions, which helped to improve the economy (Pavlac, pp. 189-190).…

The Author Examined: Mary Prince’s Autobiographic Goal Mary Prince tells about her experiences as a slave in the British West Indies in the autobiography The History of Mary Prince a West Indian Slave Narrative. This narrative exists in a time between the abolition of slavery in England, and the abolition of slavery in all of the British colonies. With the help of Thomas Pringle, Prince was able to publish her story which gives readers an insight into slavery in the British West Indies. It…

Africans Fight to Overcome Stereotypes in Colonial Latin America In the early 1500’s Africans began arriving in Latin America to fill the need for labor. The labor required of the African people varied from domestic help in the large cities to field work in the rural areas. From country to country in Latin America slavery had a different look. In the case of some African slaves, especially in the city areas, they were often treated with more respect and were able to eventually buy their freedom…

Slave trade came to be an important aspect that built the middle passage. Due to that from this passage African slaves came against their own will to be property of people. Once they arrived into the Americas they were seen as lesser than human beings and built only to serve. African slaves were stripped away from their rights and taken away from their homeland. While in the voyage from Africa to the Americas their treatment was inhumanly and not one of commodities. The middle passage was a…

The history of African Americans has always been limited in many school systems creating an ignorance to many people on the construction of this race. To truly understand why a race of people do things you need to know their history and where they came from. The African American Experience is often considered one of the most interesting pieces in history. Africa, the world’s oldest populated area and also considered the beginning of humanity was comprised up to 10,000 different states and groups…

As discoveries concerning the New World by nations of the Old World including, but not limited to, European states, progressed, innovations were made concerning the utilization of natural resources found in the New World (the Americas) to continue to promote and benefit the “mother” countries back in Europe. Furthermore, certain practices were used in the Americas, such as the slave trade, to obtain the greatest amount of benefits. However, these practices were not necessarily considered to be…

During the period of enslavement, African American women worked extremely hard, and endured a lot of pain and suffering. Many of these women have different stories, and in the novel Kindred, by Octavia E. Butler, she uses female characters, and gives them stories that likely could have happened during this period of time. With the use of African American women characters such as Dana, Alice, and Sarah, Butler’s narrative supports our perception and understanding of enslaved women. Dana, a young…

Even from a very young age at lower grades during Elementary school, many in the United States have always been told that this was the land of opportunity and freedom. Teachers from all over drill into our heads the idea that the U.S. has always been a beacon of hope for immigrants from other countries for a better life. If you were to look back into America’s history, however, it becomes painfully obvious the United States was not founded and based on the idea of freedom for all, but rather…

In the Ghanaian language, Akan, the term Sankofa means to return to your past and reclaim it. In Haile Gerima’s film, Sankofa, he portrays a story of identity and rediscovery of the past and ancestry through time-travel in which Mona, an African-American model, possesses the body of a house-slave named Shola. Shola’s journey from a compliant house slave to a rebellious enslaved woman permits Mona to relearn her African culture and history and in the end, she emerges with a newfound consciousness…