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for casahistoria End of Empire links
General
- Click on a thumbnail to find out about the colonial work being
done. From
Moving Here
Africa
(extract)
is a powerful indictment of the evils of imperialism. It reflects the savage
repressions carried out in the Congo by the Belgians in one of the largest
acts of genocide committed up to that time. Conrad's narrator encounters at
the end of the story a man named Kurtz, dying, insane, and guilty of
unspeakable atrocities.
Petition of the Chiefs of Brass Regarding Trade on the Niger, 1877
Native views from the colonial period are very rare. This gives a rare
insight.
The Black Man's burden
Edward Morel, the British anti slavery campaigner in the Belgian
Congo, drew attention to the abuses of imperialism in 1903. The Congo was
perhaps the most famously exploitative of the European colonies.
Kenya:
Imperialism and decolonisation:
detailed casahistoria netguide article (19 pages) based on a variety
of web sources. For more casahistoria netguide revision go to
IB/Alevel/K12 revision
in the young casahistoria section.
Daily Life in Sierra Leone: The Sherbro in 1936-37
Exhibit of photographs with full contextual descriptions taken by
Henry Usher Hall in 1936-37 during an ethnographic research trip to Sierra
Leone. The photographic images presented here have been selected from
a larger collection of photographs and records in the
University
of Pennsylvania Museum Archives and give a good insight into life in an
African colony during British rule. The Archives include a broad selection
of papers devoted to ethnographic and linguistic research in Africa, as well
as photographs, films, maps, drawings, and tape recordings.
Colonial Kenya
Missionary Laura Collins took these photos in the early 20th century.
She worked as a missionary in Kenya for 45 years, until 1952.
Zuza
BBC audio report (about 10mins) piecing
together the life of an African woman brought to Britain in 1929 in
Newcastle in 1929 an exhibition was designed to show the world what the
region had to offer and entertainment for the local population. In the
amusement area an African village was set up, peopled with men and women
brought over from Algeria. A 28-year-old woman, Zuza and her husband and
baby son were among them. Zuza died soon after her arrival and was buried
in an unmarked grave in Jesmond. Lesley Gibson talks to researcher Lloyd
Gibson about the forgotten history of the young woman and talks to those who
still remember the African village.
 Slavery
For
extensive links to the European involvement in the Slave Trade from Africa
go to the young casahistoria
Slavery site.
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Joseph
Conrad: Heart of Darkness (Penguin Modern Classics)
 This early 20th century novella stands up well
with its account of Marlows journey in search of Kurtz. Its allusions to
Stanley & the European exploitation of the Congo and its serving as the
basis for Coppola's Apocolypse Now means there is plenty to think about.
It is a long time since I have read an annotated Penguin classic of
which this is an excellent example. Robert Hampson's Introduction and
copious notes help greatly with understanding Conrad's nuances and
probable intentions..
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Asia
China
go to the
casahistoria China & the West
site
Indo
China
go to the casahistoria
Indo China site
India
Two articles from Vinay Lal's Manas
site, UCLA:
Life
during the Raj
go to the casahistoria
British Imperialism
Latin America
Spanish
settlements/missions
go to the casahistoria Jesuit America site
Brazil
Chile
Middle East
Iraq
go to the casahistoria
Iraq & the West
site
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Click Decolonisation
for casahistoria End of Empire links
(Unfortunately the excellent Boondocks site is currently unavailable for copyright reasons. I have left this, and other Boondocks links for the moment in case they reappear...)
The Congo Reform Movement in England and the United States. Useful
links to the movement - photos, pamphlets. Edited by
Jim Zwick
of Boondocks.net
The Black Man's burden
Edmund Morel, the British anti slavery campaigner in the Belgian
Congo, drew attention to the abuses of imperialism in 1903. The Congo was
perhaps the most famously exploitative of the European colonies. For the full
online book version
click here
 . For a
comprehensive (Wikipedia) biography of Morel, click here:
Morel biography
George Washington Williams
Black American historian, clergyman, politician, lawyer,
lecturer, and soldier who was the first person to write an objective and
scientifically researched history of black people in the United States. On a
visit to the Congo in 1890 shocked him into an appreciation of Leopold's brutal
exploitation of the people of the Congo, and Williams spent the short remainder
of his life publicizing the outrages that were being perpetrated there.
Jewel of the Kingdom: William Sheppard
Black presbyterian missionary in the Congo who wrote about the
grim conditions in the Belgian colony. Sheppard's charges were widely
circulated, contributing to a scandal of international proportions. Both the
American and the British governments became involved.
Roger
Casement
Casement, a member of the British Diplomatic Service wrote the
first critical report on Congo conditions and worked closely with Morel to found
the Congo Reform Association
Women in the
Debate About Imperialism
By Jim Zwick writes about US female opposition to imperialism
from within the US suffrage movement before World War 1. Good documentary
support.
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Adam Hochschild: King Leopold's Ghost
Read this to find
out the true horror of imperialism. The focus is on the Belgian Congo,
but it indicates clearly the role played by the other Europeans in
supporting the process. Very well written, it reads (too?) easily and
also does a great service in highlighting the role played by the few who
tried to publicise the atrocities: Britons Edmund Morel, & Roger
Casement and the African American George Washington Williams & William
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