Ways of the World Strayer
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
The Ethnic Identity of Africa
With the Europeans conquering Africa, the natives of Africa began to see that they had one common "enemy" in the white people. By establishing this enemy, there was development of unification all across Africa with the people now considering themselves a race. Even though there still were enemies within the tribes of Africa, the natives began to think of themselves as a seperate race from the White people. This was vital for the Africans to develop this sense of community and race, because through this connection, they had become united as a continent. This ethnic identity helped the Africans understand themselves and it was vital for the nations of Africa. By having this ethnic identity, the Africans began to start these "mini-revolutions" that would eventually expel the White people from Africa and would let the Africans live and thrive for themselves. The philosophers that started thes beliefs started what would become the common beliefs for the natives for many years to come.
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Even after the Europeans left Africa there was still conflict between tribe. Despite the fact that they had this ethnic identity that you talked about, there was still bloodshed between africans.
ReplyDelete"The enemy of my enemy is my friend." Sure, they established a common enemy of the white man, but all of the nations in Africa were never in harmony. Even today, in the different countries, there is so much bloodshed and violence, that the situation could not even in the slightest be called peaceful.
ReplyDeleteI realize that there is still bloodshed in Africa, but in order to get expel the Whites from Africa like they did in the 1900s, they needed this sense of unity. They knew this was the only way to get rid of the Whites and even though it has lost its meaning through the years of not having Whites, there is still a sense of an African identity.
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