How the colonists used the Bible to justify slavery – Part 2
“We have been sent by this great God to ask you to leave your wicked ways and false Gods and turn to Him so that you may be saved when you die.” Things Fall Apart For those as curious as…
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Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe
Things fall apart “I fear for young people because you do not know how strong the bond of kinship. You do not know what it is to speak with one voice” There are so many superlatives to describe this book.…
Chief Nana Olomu – Africa’s 19th century millionaire
Who knew there were millionaires in Africa in the 19th century? Enter Chief Nana Olomu. Living large with an impressive fleet of 200 trade canoes, 100 war canoes, that’s right, a war canoe! And he had 20,000 men at his…
The Immigration Act
Although Black unemployment was high around 1920, the UK authorities made it harder for blacks to gain employment. A measure was put in place that would later be manifested as the Immigration Acts of 1962, 1965, 1968 and 1971. The…
Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe
“I fear for young people because you do not know how strong is the bond of kinship. You do not know what it is to speak with one voice” This book is a classic. There are so many superlatives that…
Great War to Race Riots – Madeline Heneghan
We’ll never understand the true nature of our country if we don’t know everything about it. I try to read as much on the British Empire so that I can truly understand the positives and the negatives. The fact of…