...By 1900, 90.4% of Africa belongned to European Powers (document 1). They used African Territories for mostly economic reasons. Countries could have a market for their products and gain whatever resources were in Africa. This kind of ruling was unfair to natives for many reasons, although Europeans didn't see it that way. Often territory was colizationed in violent ways, hurting Africans even more. In the 19th century, Western Europeans explained their imperialism as economic, and African countries were taking over violently, disrupting what had been there, although colonists really thought the natives got the better deal. A reason why the europeans felt they needed to take over these countries was for exports; France especially felt this way....
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...The effects of European imperialism in Africa was economic negative because European took away their properties and using Africans and Indians for labor which caused to lose food. According to document one by Ndansi Kumalo, who was a chief from Rhodesia in 1890s states, Africans were angry at the British because they took away their animals, property and land. This is a negative effect because they were not able to make money to live without having their property. They had to obey the British rules because they made the Africans look weak since they had nothing and were unable to fight back. Another reason is that the Africans started to lose food.On document 4 by Elinor Burns, who is a British writer from West Africa in 1927 states, Africans...
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...Imperialism is the term that refers to a strong, powerful country taking over a weaker region. Imperialism was aroused at the fact of wanting new resources. Imperialism is used to extend a country’s economic power, but weakens the seized country. The British imperialized to the African’s land to receive natural resources, new markets and to encourage others to believe in European superiority. Some of the natural resources that the Africans had were tin, copper, gold, diamond and plants. These items could be sold for high prices at places like markets. These markets would receive thousands of new customers and they would only be buying from you because you now own all of those rich natural resources. Lastly, the Europeans were racist and believed...
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...Building Overseas Empires Imperialism: domination by one country of the political, economic or cultural life of another country or religion. Protectorate: a country with its own government but under the control of an outside power. Sphere of Influence: an area in which an outside power claims exclusive investment or trading privileges. The Partition of Africa Usman dan Fodio: A scholar and preacher of Islam in the early 1800's that denounced the corruption of the local Hausa rulers. Shaka: A ruthless and brilliant leader of the Zulus. Paternalistic: The system of governing a country as a father would a child. David Livingstone: A well known explorer and missionary who opposed the slave trade and wrote of the African people with less bias and...
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...history. Till this day African though patterns, way of life, economic and social development has been impacted by the legacy of European imperialism (Settles. 1996). This event in history fostered the sharing of ideas, trade and exploration throughout Africa. However all of these benefits came at the cost of indigenous people’s basic right to self-determination and happiness. From the 1500’s to the 1880’s a relationship of trade existed between African coastal kingdoms and Europe. This status quo existed until the 19th century, when a large majority of European super powers were experiencing economic downturn. To help mitigate this problem, European nations desired to expand trade to previously unexplored interior regions of Africa. These territories (and Africa as a whole) were viewed as disputed regions ripe for discovery, settlement and commerce. By 1884, a conference was held in berlin and the entire African continent was distributed...
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...Turn of the Century America After the Civil War, America had entered the Reconstruction phase, and there were many issues within the nation that continued and further developed due simply to race. During this time, “the color line was firmly established in American culture, and there was infrequent crossing of the divide” (Bowles, 2011, section 2.3, para 17). There was unquestionable detriment to the growth of the African American community, as well as increased timidity for basic African American rights. The issues of segregation and racism that were so prominent during this era in America were one of the ways that Black Americans remained almost invisible in a white society. Despite the end of the Civil War and the emancipation of slaves, race continued to be a problem in early twentieth century America. One of the most critical issues surrounding the further entrenchment of racial segregation within the early twentieth century was the development of policies and laws that did not follow the emancipation guidelines for ex-slaves, but instead made segregation and discrimination of African Americans more prominent. These laws were at first called the Black Codes, allowing for differences in the way that African Americans were treated both privately and publically. Even Supreme Court cases, like Plessy vs. Ferguson, further allowed for racism to be a compelling factor within the nation. This case allowed for the expansion of the Black Codes instead of abolishing them by creating...
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...white society was impeding the political, economic and social advancement of African Americans in the Unites States. As a black nationalist, Malcolm X believed that the only way for African Americans to succeed in the american society was if they had a complete economically self sufficient state. He strongly believed that black separatism was the primary solution to this problem. While Malcolm X was known for his radical ideas to change the ways of the American South, he is most well known for the concept of, “By any means necessary,”(X The Ballot or the Bullet). Later in the speech The Ballot or the Bullet, the meaning of this quote is clarified when he says, “We are nonviolent with people who are nonviolent with us” (X The Ballot or the Bullet). Malcolm X was one of the many individuals who sparked the change for racial equality within the American South as well as in the...
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...Black feminism exists because women of the African American community are subject to even more oppression than Caucasian women. They are heavily targeted in society due to their race and sex. This target comes with many stereotypes, which Black feminism tries to get rid of. In the reading The Evolution of Feminist Consciousness Among African American Women by Beverly Guy-Sheftall it says that "An analysis of the feminist activism of black women also suggests the necessity of reconceptualizing women's issues to include poverty, racism, imperialism, lynching, welfare, economic exploitation, sterilization abuse, decent housing, and a host of other concerns that generations of black women foregrounded". These characteristics are what make Black...
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...Assassination in the year 1968, Dr. King emerged as a sterling crusader. He was the living legend and glorious in death. He was intensely loved and fiercely hated. In his book, “Pilgrimage to the Mountaintop,” Harvard Sitkoff writes, “I have to craft a brief yet stirring narrative for a twenty-first-century readership that illustrates the historical forces that shaped King, and how he, in turn, changed American society.”(xiv) Black freedom movement was a tough socio-political responsibility for Dr. King, and his adversaries belonged to the powerful ruling class, reluctant to give any concessions to the blacks. He led the movement at great personal sacrifice and suffering. Sitkoff writes, “ However overwrought or sometimes paralyzed by fear he became, King’s biblical faith enabled him to keep his eyes on the prize, to put righteousness before expediency, despite the beatings, jailing, inner turmoil, and constant threats if assassination.”(xiv) Unprecedented changes began to happen in United States and King’s mission paved way for a broader crusade against imperialism and of economic inequality by the time of his death and subsequently thereon. The forces that were bitterly opposed to King’s mission now actively supported and took lead to powerfully translate his ideals into the reality. Mega-corporations like McDonald’s and Walmart who specialized in exploitation of black-labor took up the cause of civil rights legacy and promoted publications like “Make Your Own History...
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...behavior through the use of scientific investigation and research (Vissing, 2011). This class has shown so many different views on sociology. It explains how different people see society and how they live and interact with them. My theorist of choice is W.E.B Du Bois, because he laid down the foundation for the study of black sociology and the work of scholars such as E. Franklin Frazier (Vissing, 2011). In this paper I will discuss why I feel that W.E.B Du Bois views align with my personal views. W.E.B Du Bois real name is William Edwards Burghardt and was born February 23, 1868 in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Du bois was an American sociologist, historian, civil rights activist, Pan-Africanist, author and editor. Du Bois grew up in a tolerant community and experienced little racism as a child. He was the first African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard University. Karl Marx, Max Weber and Emile Durkheim were widely recognized as the trinity of sociological theory. These three were trailblazing social theorists, who enhance the study of human behavior and its relationships to social institutions. There was one more scholar that they didn’t mention by the name W.E.B Du Bois. Du Bois was a political and literary giant of the 20th century. Du Bois also published over twenty books and thousands of essay and articles throughout his life. Phil Zuckerman was the editor of The Social Theory of W.E.B Du Bois assembles. Du Bois work from a wide variety of source...
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...According to Arundhati Roy, "There is no discussion taking place in the world today that is more crucial than the debate about strategies of resistance." There is no greater strategist in American history, no teacher more relevant to our post-election malaise, than Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. King was more than a moral visionary; he was a creative tactician. All of us-especially leaders of the peace movement-have much to learn from King's teachings on strategy and tactics. In the late 1950s a major change took place within the civil rights community, a shift from representative government to direct action democracy. When the young Black movement broke away from the confines of electoral politics, society began to change. Before 1960, the...
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...Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination," declares the first time, to quickly eliminate all racial discrimination in the world. November 30, 1973, by the United Nations' International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, "once again clearly announced that those who commit acts of apartheid organizations, institutions or individuals, that is a crime, bear international crimes (“International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination” Introduction) Following paragraphs would explore those racial issues from the WW II period, especially for Africans; address the root of racial issues; discover what people have done from both sides in order to eliminate racial issues and achieve freedom, equality and fraternity? During the World War II on December 7, 1941, serviceman Dorie Miller, an African Americans dragged his commanding officer to safety and bereft of any formal combat training, manned a machine gun, shooting down several Japanese planes. And then “Miller was awarded the Navy Cross...
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...passed in the South just after the civil war aimed at controlling freedmen and enabling plantation owners to exploit African American workers. 6. Carpetbagger- name given to many Northerners who moved to the South after the civil war and supported the Republicans. 7. Scalawag- name given to southerners who supported Republican Reconstruction of the South. 8. Klu Klux Klan Act- In 1870 and 1871, Congress passes three enforcement acts to combat violence in the south. The third act (KKK act) outlawed the activities of the Klan. 2. Civil Rights Act of 1866- grants citizenship to all persons born in the United States except for Native Americans. Fourteenth Amendment- grants citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States and declared that no state could deprive any person of life, liberty, or property “without due process of law”; no state could deny any person “equal protection of the laws.” 3. Military Reconstruction- the government sent military leaders to the south to rebuild the government. 4. Fifteenth Amendment- declared that the right to vote “shall not be denied on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 5. Page 408 #s 16-23 16. Whether or not to punish the south. 17. It destroyed it because some people had to leave their jobs to fight in the war. 18. It severely limited African...
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...Stokely Carmichael, the then-infamous Black Panther leader, had taken note of the crisis in Africa long before the U.S. government. Groups such as the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), a successful guerilla movement in Eastern Africa, became a symbol of pride for for some African Americans. The escalation of the Vietnam War had brought to light domestic racial inequities. The disproportionate number of young African American men were killed in the war followed by rising police brutality back at home had turned many young Black activists away from Martin Luther King’s message of nonviolence and towards the Black Panther’s overtly revolutionary rallying cry of “Black Power.” In 1967, Carmichael had travelled...
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...Name: Instructor: Course: Date: American Civil Rights Movement Introduction The American Civil Rights Movement was a mass protest movement which was against discrimination and racial segregation in southern United States. The American Civil Rights Movement came into national prominence during the period of mid-1950s. The roots of this movement can be traced to the era of African slaves where their descendants started resisting racial oppression and they also advocated for the abolishment of slavery. This effectively led to the American slaves being emancipated due to the Civil War and they were also granted vital civil rights. These civil rights were granted during the Fourteenth and the Fifteenth amendments were done to the US Constitution. There were also continued struggles during the following century to effectively secure federal protection in regard to the granted rights (Green and Harold, 03). These struggles used various ways to express what they actually wanted by use of nonviolent protests. It was during the periods of between the 1950s and the 1960s when the civil rights movements attained the abolishment of race discrimination in public facilities in the south that they were more motivated to continue with their struggles. This was a breakthrough since they had achieved the equal-rights legislation basically for the African Americans. This was a humongous achievement since the 1865-1877 periods that was referred to as the Reconstruction period. The passage...
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