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    King leopold's claim to the Congo started a huge race to divide Africa. Africa has been marred by more than 20 major civil wars since 1960. Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all.

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    King leopold's claim to the Congo started a huge race to divide Africa. Africa has been marred by more than 20 major civil wars since 1960. Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all.

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    TheScrambleForAfrica

    CadenNelson

    "Wehavebeenengagedindrawinglinesuponmapswherenowhiteman'sfeethaveevertrod
    wehavebeengivingawaymountainsandriversandlakestoeachother,onlyhinderedbythe
    smallimpedimentthatweneverknewexactlywherethemountainsandriversandlakeswere."
    BritishPrimeMinisterLordSalisburyattheBerlinConference1884.

    Idonotwanttomissagoodchanceofgettingusasliceofthis
    magnificentAfricancake.KingLeopoldIIofBelgium

    SaidtobeoneofthedrivingfactorsofTheScrambleforAfricaKing
    LeopoldsclaimtotheCongostartedahugeracetodivideAfrica.He
    wasalsosaidtobecruelandabusivetothenatives,placingstrict
    lawsinplacetomakesurenoonewasleavingorcomingintothe
    Congoandenslavingthem.

    AconsiderablebodyofresearchinAfricanhistory...arguesthat
    themainimpactofEuropeansinfluenceinAfricawasnot
    colonizationperse,buttheimproper
    borderdesign
    SteliosMichalopoulosandEliasPapaioannou


    PeterMurdock's
    EthnolinguisticMapwiththe
    contemporarymapofAfrica
    laidovertop.Itsarguablethat
    thewithouttheethnic
    partitioningthathappenedin
    Africawewouldntseesuch
    ragingcivilwars

    Overpoweredanddeniedtheopportunitytodeveloptheirpotentialsalongthelinesof
    theiruniquesocial,culturalpeculiarities,Africancountrieswereforcedtogrow
    accordingtothewhimsandpreferencesoftheircolonialmasters
    AtikuAbubakar

    Africa,toagreaterextentthananyothercontinent,isafflictedbywar.Africahasbeen
    marredbymorethan20majorcivilwarssince1960.Globalsecurity.org
    ThepoliticalinstabilityandunrestduetowarinAfricaisperhapsthemostevidentofthe
    legaciesofhistoricalglobalizationinAfrica.Whentheorgansofacountry,theculture,
    theeconomicfreedom,thepoliticalindependence,thesocialorder,isrippedoutyou
    areleftwithashellofsomethingthatcouldhavebeengreat.


    Defeatingracism,tribalism,intoleranceandallformsofdiscriminationwillliberateus
    all,victimandperpetratoralike.
    BanKimoon

    Anotherlonglastinglegacyisclosertohome.Racismisstillveryrealandbasedoff
    beliefsestablishedincolonialtimes.

    References

    Wikipedia
    .WikipediaFoundation,12Apr.2016.Web.13Apr.2016.

    Gilman,Azure."EthnicHomelandsandnationalborders."Map.
    TheViolentLegacyofAfrica'sArbitraryBorders
    (2016):4pars.Web.13Apr.2016.

    Chew,Paul."PoliticalCartoonAnalysis."
    CWSAfricaCaseStudiesPortfolioBlog
    (2014):4pars.Web.13Apr.
    2016.

    Globalsecurity.org
    .Ed.JohnPike.N.p.,2000.Web.13Apr.2016.

    Rogers,Lee."No,BlackLivesDontMatter."
    TheDailyStormer
    27Nov.2014.Web.13Apr.2016.

    Michalopoulos,Stelios,andEliasPapaioannou."ThelongruneffectsofthescrambleforAfrica."
    Freakonomics
    .
    NATIONALBUREAUOFECONOMICRESEARCH,Nov.2011.Web.11Apr.2016.

    Gardner,Robert,andWayneLavold.
    ExploringGlobalization.
    Canada:McGrawHillRyerson,2007.N.pag.Print.

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