The concept of nation states in Africa is only a bit over a century old, arising after the 1884 Berlin Conference and the subsequent Scramble for Africa by European superpowers of the time.
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How African American folklore saved the cultural memory and history of slaves | The Conversation
Thurka Sangaramoorthy, The Conversation IVANCHINA ANNA/Shutterstock. Featured Image [dropcap]All[/dropcap] over the world, community stories, customs and beliefs have been passed down from generation to generation. This folkore is used by elders to teach family and friends about their collective cultural past. And for African Americans, folklore has played a particularly important part in documenting history […]
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Kwaku Anansi: The only folklore character to travel out of Africa and become a global symbol of resistance | Face2Face Africa
KOLUMN Magazine celebrates the lives of People of Color by giving our world texture.The West African folktale character is a spider with human characteristics from the Akan culture of West Africa.
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