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Afro-American History, Part 2 of 3: (1) Ethiopia; (2) Commentary on William Wells Brown
By nearly all accounts–political, social, and moral–Ethiopia in the mid-1980s was one of the crisis points in contemporary global relations. According to Harold Marcus, the answers to many Ethiopian issues, including politics and subsistence, are as varied as Ethiopia’s cultural, linguistic, … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Marcus, Steven, Sekora, John
Tagged African American History, Ethics, Ethiopia, Politics, William Wells Brown
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Afro-American History, Part 1 of 3: European Colonialism, Ethiopia
David Levering Lewis discusses his book, The Race to Fashoda: European Colonialism and African Resistance in the Scramble for Africa (1987), positing that historical studies of British and French colonialism frequently lack an African perspective. Hollis Lynch joins this conversation. … Continue reading
Posted in Episodes, Harris, Joseph E., Lewis, David Levering, Lynch, Hollis R.
Tagged Africa -- Colonial history, African American History, Ethiopia, French
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