![Colonial Dutch-Indies (1938-39 in colour) [Part 1 of 4]](http://web.archive.org./web/20121124013140im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/pWFeVQoVy1s/default.jpg "Colonial Dutch-Indies (1938-39 in colour) [Part 1 of 4]")
- published: 26 Feb 2008
- views: 188899
- author: PeteMcCormack2
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Colonialism in 10 Minutes: The Scramble For Africa
An excerpt from the film Uganda Rising showing in a (very!) brief overview the utter decim...
published: 26 Feb 2008
author: PeteMcCormack2
Colonialism in 10 Minutes: The Scramble For Africa
An excerpt from the film Uganda Rising showing in a (very!) brief overview the utter decimation of Africa that took place via colonialism and the so-called "Scramble For Africa." Despite the film's focus on Uganda, I think this excerpt sheds light on just how much of the violence that we see today actually has a colonial/European precedent rooted in exploitation and racism. It's also an instructive lead in, I think, to Darfur in 10 Minutes: An Overview of the Conflict in Sudan. Uganda Rising was produced by Alison Lawton. It was directed by Jesse James Miller and Pete McCormack (me). Jesse also edited the film, and I wrote it. For more about the film, visit www.ugandarising.com.
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Orientalism as a Tool of Colonialism 1/4
Edward Said about Orientalism en.wikipedia.org de.wikipedia.org "Edward Said is the late w...
published: 21 Oct 2008
author: AkIiSeIim34
Orientalism as a Tool of Colonialism 1/4
Edward Said about Orientalism en.wikipedia.org de.wikipedia.org "Edward Said is the late world famous Palestinian intellectual and literature critic. He was a prominent member of the Palestinian parliament-in-exile for 14 years until he quietly stepped down in 1991. In 1948, Said and his family were dispossessed from Palestine and settled in Cairo. He came to the United States to attend college and lived in New York for many years. Because of his advocacy for Palestinian self-determination and his membership in the Palestine National Council, Said was not allowed to visit Palestine until several years ago and passed away in 2003. The late Edward Said was a professor of English and comparative literature, known as both a scholar of modern literature and theory as well as a scholar of Middle East politics. He also authored the groundbreaking book Orientalism, a seminal evaluation of Western misperceptions of the East (Muslim Orient), which set the stage for post-colonial studies. Other works include the Question of Palestine, Culture and Imperialism and the Politics of Dispossession.": electronicintifada.net Islam Through Western Eyes: www.thenation.com Orientalism as a Tool of Colonialism (by simon beckel): citizentrack.blogspot.com fusion.dalmatech.com uploader: de.youtube.com
- published: 21 Oct 2008
- views: 32440
- author: AkIiSeIim34
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British Colonialism
Examines 200 years (past to present) of British colonialism which resulted in the deaths o...
published: 24 Apr 2011
author: 3days2nights
British Colonialism
Examines 200 years (past to present) of British colonialism which resulted in the deaths of millions and the exploitation of whole continents.
- published: 24 Apr 2011
- views: 2951
- author: 3days2nights
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Milton Friedman - Capitalism, Slavery and Colonialism
Did western democracies gain their wealth through slavery and colonialism? Professor Fried...
published: 18 Jun 2010
author: LibertyPen
Milton Friedman - Capitalism, Slavery and Colonialism
Did western democracies gain their wealth through slavery and colonialism? Professor Friedman answers. www.LibertyPen.com Source Milton Friedman Speaks Buy it: www.freetochoose.net
- published: 18 Jun 2010
- views: 13194
- author: LibertyPen
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Quick Introduction to Colonialism in Africa
An introduction to the colonization of Africa by European imperial powers such as France a...
published: 17 Aug 2009
author: RoyalHistoricSociety
Quick Introduction to Colonialism in Africa
An introduction to the colonization of Africa by European imperial powers such as France and Great Britain, and an explanation of how the "Scramble for Africa" led to the First World War.
- published: 17 Aug 2009
- views: 68761
- author: RoyalHistoricSociety
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US Colonialism in Ten Minutes
Designed for the US Regents exam in NY State this lecture explains the concepts of the May...
published: 01 May 2008
author: hughesDV
US Colonialism in Ten Minutes
Designed for the US Regents exam in NY State this lecture explains the concepts of the Mayflower Compact, House of Burgesses, Triangular Trade, The Declaration of Independence and other causes of the American Revolution.
- published: 01 May 2008
- views: 12141
- author: hughesDV
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22. Post-Colonial Criticism
Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300) In this lecture on post-colonial theory, P...
published: 01 Sep 2009
author: YaleCourses
22. Post-Colonial Criticism
Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300) In this lecture on post-colonial theory, Professor Paul Fry explores the work of Edward Said and Homi K. Bhabha. The complicated origins, definitions, and limitations of the term "post-colonial" are outlined. Elaine Showalter's theory of the phasic development of female literary identity is applied to the expression of post-colonial identities. Crucial terms such as ambivalence, hybridity, and double consciousness are explained. The relationship between Bhabha's concept of sly civility and Gates's "signifyin'" is discussed, along with the reliance of both on semiotics. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Problems With the Term "Post-Colonial" 08:56 - Chapter 2. A Room of One's Own Revisited 14:00 - Chapter 3. Orientalism and Showalter's Phases 20:51 - Chapter 4. The Relationship Between Said and Bhabha 26:54 - Chapter 5. The Master-Slave Dialectic 36:12 - Chapter 6. Bhabha: Ambivalence and Hybridity 50:40 - Chapter 7. "Sly Civility" as Signifyin' Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2009.
- published: 01 Sep 2009
- views: 33949
- author: YaleCourses
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Colonialism in Africa
Colonialism in Africa. Edited for content so it's school appropriate. From the documentary...
published: 22 Feb 2010
author: mkpardee86
Colonialism in Africa
Colonialism in Africa. Edited for content so it's school appropriate. From the documentary Uganda Rising. ** Note I do not own the rights to this content**
- published: 22 Feb 2010
- views: 35884
- author: mkpardee86
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Fela Kuti on Colonial mentality
Fela Kuti interview subtitled. I made this edit for my high school students in Los Angeles...
published: 24 May 2008
author: alfredmadain
Fela Kuti on Colonial mentality
Fela Kuti interview subtitled. I made this edit for my high school students in Los Angeles. I subtitled the video so that they would clearly understand what he is saying. I first heard Fela as a young teenager and learned a lot from his songs. In this song Fela is being Sarcastic of the Democracy (new Christianity) which Europeans (USA) use to justify their continued colonialism just as they are doing in Iraq and Afghanistan. I also changed the word F--- and narrowed the image as to not show the cigarette so that I can show it in school. Thank you for all you comments
- published: 24 May 2008
- views: 114171
- author: alfredmadain
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Land Grabs in Africa Neo-colonialism.flv
Awake up Africans, learn from the last time we were occupationally colonized. Here it come...
published: 26 Oct 2010
author: modogray
Land Grabs in Africa Neo-colonialism.flv
Awake up Africans, learn from the last time we were occupationally colonized. Here it comes again, If we are not careful, we will end up like the naive American populations.
- published: 26 Oct 2010
- views: 3972
- author: modogray
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Colonialism for Dummies
Mr. Hughes explains some long term and short term reasons for American Independence from G...
published: 28 Dec 2010
author: hughesDV
Colonialism for Dummies
Mr. Hughes explains some long term and short term reasons for American Independence from Great Britain in the 18th century.
- published: 28 Dec 2010
- views: 5100
- author: hughesDV
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Hari Kondabolu- Smithsonian Diamonds Exhibit
A joke about Diamonds. Performed at "Laffhole" at Capitol Hill Arts Center in Seattle, Dec...
published: 22 Jan 2007
author: Hari Kondabolu
Hari Kondabolu- Smithsonian Diamonds Exhibit
A joke about Diamonds. Performed at "Laffhole" at Capitol Hill Arts Center in Seattle, Dec. 2006. More videos at www.harikondabolu.com. Find Hari on twitter www.twitter.com
- published: 22 Jan 2007
- views: 33175
- author: Hari Kondabolu
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Pt 3 | One-on-one with Farish Noor
Part 3: An Exclusive Interview with Dr Farish A. Noor The March 8 which has been described...
published: 16 Jun 2009
author: malaysiakini
Pt 3 | One-on-one with Farish Noor
Part 3: An Exclusive Interview with Dr Farish A. Noor The March 8 which has been described as the political tsunami by many analyst provided the life line for the nation building efforts in Malaysia. In the 13th General Elections, the voting trend showed theres light at the end of the tunnel. Among the most obvious trend is voting beyond the racial line which sprung the opposition front to a record over 80 seats in Parliament. As this racial line begins to fade away, there comes a bigger obstacle for Malaysians, sectarianism. Quite succinctly put, sectarianism politics taking prominence in Malaysia. However, the truth remains to be seen how far the dominance of religious based ideologies will thrive in Malaysia. In this final part of Agendakini's exclusive interview with Dr Farish Noor, we also ask him to cite examples of other countries that have been successful in their nation-building exercises. Countries that started similarly as Malaysia during the post-colonial era and which have overcome the various hurdles of nation-building through strong political leadership. Produced by Maran Perianen Voice over by Nick Josh Karean Edited by Indrani Kopal
- published: 16 Jun 2009
- views: 4035
- author: malaysiakini
Vimeo results:
1:45
TO UNDERSTAND IS TO PERCEIVE PATTERNS
By @jason_silva and @notthisbody - Follow us on Twitter!
Our other videos:
Beginning of ...
published: 24 Dec 2011
author: Jason Silva
TO UNDERSTAND IS TO PERCEIVE PATTERNS
By @jason_silva and @notthisbody - Follow us on Twitter!
Our other videos:
Beginning of Infinity - http://vimeo.com/29938326
You are a RCVR - http://vimeo.com/27671433
Imagination - http://vimeo.com/34902950
Abundance - http://vimeo.com/34984088
INSPIRATION:
The Imaginary Foundation says "To Understand Is To Perceive Patterns"...
Albert-László Barabási, author of LINKED, wants you to think about NETWORKS:
“Networks are everywhere. The brain is a network of nerve cells connected by axons, and cells themselves are networks of molecules connected by biochemical reactions. Societies, too, are networks of people linked by friendships, familial relationships and professional ties. On a larger scale, food webs and ecosystems can be represented as networks of species. And networks pervade technology: the Internet, power grids and transportation systems are but a few examples. Even the language we are using to convey these thoughts to you is a network, made up of words connected by syntactic relationships.”
'For decades, we assumed that the components of such complex systems as the cell, the society, or the Internet are randomly wired together. In the past decade, an avalanche of research has shown that many real networks, independent of their age, function, and scope, converge to similar architectures, a universality that allowed researchers from different disciplines to embrace network theory as a common paradigm.'
Steven Johnson, author of Where Good Ideas Come From, writes about recurring patterns and liquid networks:
“Coral reefs are sometimes called “the cities of the sea”, and part of the argument is that we need to take the metaphor seriously: the reef ecosystem is so innovative because it shares some defining characteristics with actual cities. These patterns of innovation and creativity are fractal: they reappear in recognizable form as you zoom in and out, from molecule to neuron to pixel to sidewalk. Whether you’re looking at original innovations of carbon-based life, or the explosion of news tools on the web, the same shapes keep turning up... when life gets creative, it has a tendency to gravitate toward certain recurring patterns, whether those patterns are self-organizing, or whether they are deliberately crafted by human agents”
Patrick Pittman from Dumbo Feather adds:
“Put simply: cities are like ant colonies are like software is like slime molds are like evolution is like disease is like sewage systems are like poetry is like the neural pathways in our brain. Everything is connected.
"...Johnson uses ‘The Long Zoom’ to define the way he looks at the world—if you concentrate on any one level, there are patterns that you miss. When you step back and simultaneously consider, say, the sentience of a slime mold, the cultural life of downtown Manhattan and the behavior of artificially intelligent computer code, new patterns emerge.”
James Gleick, author of THE INFORMATION, has written how the cells of an organism are nodes in a richly interwoven communications network, transmitting and receiving, coding and decoding and how Evolution itself embodies an ongoing exchange of information between organism and environment.. (Its an ECO-SYSTEM, an EVOLVING NETWORK)
“If you want to understand life,” Wrote Richard Dawkins, “don’t think about vibrant, throbbing gels and oozes, think about information technology." (AND THINK ABOUT NETWORKS!!
Geoffrey West, from The Santa Fe Institute, also believes in the pivotal role of NETWORKS:
"...Network systems can sustain life at all scales, whether intracellularly or within you and me or in ecosystems or within a city.... If you have a million citizens in a city or if you have 1014 cells in your body, they have to be networked together in some optimal way for that system to function, to adapt, to grow, to mitigate, and to be long term resilient."
Author Paul Stammetts writes about The Mycelial Archetype: He compares the mushroom mycelium with the overlapping information-sharing systems that comprise the Internet, with the networked neurons in the brain, and with a computer model of dark matter in the universe. All share this densely intertwingled filamental structure.
An article in Reality Sandwich called Google a psychedelically informed superpowered network, a manifestation of the mycelial archetype:
“Recognizing this super-connectivity and conductivity is often accompanied by blissful mindbody states and the cognitive ecstasy of multiple "aha's!" when the patterns in the mycelium are revealed. That Googling that has become a prime noetic technology (How can we recognize a pattern and connect more and more, faster and faster?: superconnectivity and superconductivity) mirrors the increased speed of connection of thought-forms from cannabis highs on up. The whole process is driven by desire not only for these blissful states in and of themselves, but also as the cognitive resource they represent.The devices of
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ANTS in my scanner > a five years time-lapse!
"I installed an ant colony inside my scanner five years ago. I scanned the nest each week....
published: 28 Jul 2010
author: françois vautier
ANTS in my scanner > a five years time-lapse!
"I installed an ant colony inside my scanner five years ago. I scanned the nest each week..."
>This short film is an exploration of the aesthetic of life and degradation.
Five years ago, I installed an ant colony inside my old scanner that allowed me to scan in high definition this ever evolving microcosm (animal, vegetable and mineral). The resulting clip is a close-up examination of how these tiny beings live in this unique ant farm. I observed how decay and corrosion slowly but surely invaded the internal organs of the scanner. Nature gradually takes hold of this completely synthetic environment.
The ants are still alive : the process will continue…
Part of the WORLD EXPO Shanghai 2010, presented by "OPEN THIS END"
music : Franks - Infected Mushroom.
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Patterned by Nature
Patterned by Nature was commissioned by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (htt...
published: 25 Apr 2012
author: Sosolimited
Patterned by Nature
Patterned by Nature was commissioned by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences (http://naturalsciences.org) for the newly built Nature Research Center in Raleigh, North Carolina. The exhibit celebrates our abstraction of nature’s infinite complexity into patterns through the scientific process, and through our perceptions. It brings to light the similarity of patterns in our universe, across all scales of space and time.
10 feet wide and 90 feet in length, this sculptural ribbon winds through the five story atrium of the museum and is made of 3600 tiles of LCD glass. It runs on roughly 75 watts, less power than a laptop computer. Animations are created by independently varying the transparency of each piece of glass.
The content cycles through twenty programs, ranging from clouds to rain drops to colonies of bacteria to flocking birds to geese to cuttlefish skin to pulsating black holes. The animations were created through a combination of algorithmic software modeling of natural phenomena and compositing of actual footage.
An eight channel soundtrack accompanies the animations on the ribbon, giving visitors clues to the identity of the pixelated movements. In addition, two screens show high resolution imagery and text revealing the content on the ribbon at any moment.
Patterned by Nature was created by
Plebian Design - http://plebiandesign.com
Hypersonic Design & Engineering - http://hypersoniced.com
Patten Studio - http://www.pattenstudio.com
and
Sosolimited - http://sosolimited.com
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THE BEGINNING OF INFINITY
By @jasonsilva and @notthisbody - Follow us on Twitter!
"The adjacent possible is a kind...
published: 02 Oct 2011
author: Jason Silva
THE BEGINNING OF INFINITY
By @jasonsilva and @notthisbody - Follow us on Twitter!
"The adjacent possible is a kind of shadow future, hovering on the edges of the present state of things, a map of all the ways in which the present can reinvent itself." - Steven Johnson
Other videos -
You are a RCVR - http://vimeo.com/27671433
To Understand Is To Perceive Patterns - http://vimeo.com/34182381
Imagination - http://vimeo.com/34902950
Abundance - http://vimeo.com/34984088
INSPIRATION:
This video is inspired, in part, by the ideas explored in David Deutsch’s new book, THE BEGINNING OF INFINITY. We hope it moves you.
"The topographical shape and the material constitution of the upper surface of the island of Manhattan, as it exists today, is much less a matter of geology than it is of economics and politics and human psychology. The effects of geological forces were trumped (you might say) by other forces — forces that proved themselves, in the fullness of time, physically stronger. Deutsch thinks the same thing must in the long run be true of the universe as a whole. Stuff like gravitation and dark energy are the sorts of things that determine the shape of the cosmos only in its earliest, and most parochial, and least interesting stages. The rest is going to be a matter of our own intentional doing.." - David Alpert on David Deutsch's new book.
"Some time in the last fifty thousand years, with the invention of culture, the biological evolution of humans ceased and evolution became an epigenetic, cultural phenomenon... technology is the real skin of our species. Humanity, correctly seen in the context of the last five hundred years, is an extruder of technological material. We take in matter that has a low degree of organization; we put it through mental filters, and we extrude jewelry, gospels, space shuttles. This is what we do. We are like coral animals embedded in a technological reef of extruded psychic objects." - Terence Mckenna
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In our work, we use the tools of editing: we juxtapose 'transcalar' imagery, cutting and overlapping the very small and the very large... From the nano to the galactic, stretching and compressing time, we feature time lapse to reveal the repetitive and recurring patterns across different scales of reality. The aim is to provide multiple perspectives all at once, whose simultaneous presentation might cause spontaneous epiphanies. “These patterns are omnipresent, but only when we see these patterns in a more compressed mode of presentation to we start to attend to them as such.” -- This is KEY!
Paul Stamet's superb book, Mycelium Running, begins with a discussion of what Stamets calls the mycelial archetype. He compares the mushroom mycelium with the overlapping information-sharing systems that comprise the Internet, with the networked neurons in the brain, and with a computer model of dark matter in the universe. All share this densely intertwingled filamental structure.
A recent profile of Stephen Johnson on Dumbo Feather described his work like this:
“Johnson uses ‘The Long Zoom’ to define the way he looks at the world—if you concentrate on any one level, there are patterns that you miss. When you step back and simultaneously consider, say, the sentience of a slime mold, the cultural life of downtown Manhattan and the behaviour of artificially intelligent computer code, new patterns emerge."
On their own, these areas of study are fascinating. Together, a more profound view takes shape.
The article continues, "Put simply: cities are like ant colonies are like software is like slime molds are like evolution is like disease is like sewage systems are like poetry is like the neural pathways in our brain. Everything is connected.”
PERFORMING PHILOSOPHY:
Our stated goal is to re-ignite the art of the "performing philosophers" ... like Timothy Leary and Buckminster Fuller... A post on Space Collective wrote about “thinkers who act as substantial agents of change, who drastically alter the infocologies they interact with, in the process transforming and meshing the different dimensions in which our minds operate.”
We care about the pleasures derived in forming new connections, mash-ups and innovative solutions for the next step in human evolution.
We are working to articulate our understanding through the creation of recombinant media mashups meant to epiphanize audiences----the creating and sharing of awe; "performance philosophy" in an age of collapsing boundaries and exponential creativity.
The director of the Imaginary Foundation described our work as “some kind of Ontological DJ'ing, recompiling the source code of western philosophy by mixing and mashing it up into a form of recombinant creativity, which (hopefully) elevates our understanding from the dry and prosaic, into the sensual and transcendent.”
“The goal is to prove a fresh framework and a new narrative to fill our old storytelling needs in our ever-increasing process of self-description
Youtube results:
26:43
French Colonialism Must End
Quotes: "I am thankful that both the President and First Lady are still alive but brutally...
published: 12 Apr 2011
author: JimInhofePressOffice
French Colonialism Must End
Quotes: "I am thankful that both the President and First Lady are still alive but brutally mutilated. I condemn, however, the use of so-called "peacekeeping" forces made up of UN and French forces in the attacks on Abidjan and the presidential palace. It is these forces that have caused countless deaths in this densely populated city of four million people." - - - - - - - "I called for a cease fire and no one responded. This was eight days ago." "I again called for an immediate cease-fire, and no one responded." "And I call on UN, French and Ouattara forces to halt immediately "death squads" roving around the streets of Abidjan "disappearing" supporters of President Gbagbo." "This killing must stop now!" - - - - - - "This is not about the Gbagbos or Cote d'Ivoire, but about the modern day return to French Colonial Imperialism. And this time with the help of the United Nations." - - - - - - - - "President Museveni of Uganda who said yesterday, prior to the capture of the Gbagbos that: 'I have not been happy with the way the UN and International Community, especially the French have responded to the events of the post election Ivory Coast. I desired that it would have been ideal for a thorough Investigation into the alleged election rigging and it be done by a credible and independent body under the African Union leadership and guidance instead of violently forcing Laurent Gbagbo out of power without a hearing. I am not pleased with the way International Community can ...
- published: 12 Apr 2011
- views: 15816
- author: JimInhofePressOffice
1:37
What is Colonialism?
...
published: 14 Sep 2012
author: MrHendersonWpg
What is Colonialism?
- published: 14 Sep 2012
- views: 108
- author: MrHendersonWpg
16:35
Economic Colonialism - India
Nov 1995 Cheap labour and the end of archaic restrictions have spawned a new entrepreneuri...
published: 06 Sep 2007
author: journeymanpictures
Economic Colonialism - India
Nov 1995 Cheap labour and the end of archaic restrictions have spawned a new entrepreneurial era. In Bombay's factories, thanks to foreign investment, they are finally carting away the Dickensian machinery of the British Empire. But Hindu fundamentalists denounce this as 'economic colonialism' and are as keen to expel the multinationals from India as they are to quash the minority Muslims. At a Hindu festival, extremists excite racial and religious tensions as crowds of young Hindus wheel a freshly painted effigy of Ganesh, the traditional vanquisher of foreign foes, into the Arabian sea. In the quiet village of Veldur where buffaloes loll in the waves, fishermen moan about a new site for ENRON, an American multinational. Dependent on mangoes, fish and cashew nuts, villagers dread the devastation associated with industrial development. This local discontent is one more political skirmish in the battle for India's commercial future. Despite widespread social tension, India's leaders have decided that foreign investment is indispensable. As India mobilises to catch up with the West, Veldur will become the first casualty of many. Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
- published: 06 Sep 2007
- views: 14711
- author: journeymanpictures
2:37
European colonialism Slavery in Africa
reupload from abuhmeid Centuries of European colonization in Africa, including a transatla...
published: 02 May 2008
author: aztecwarrior2050
European colonialism Slavery in Africa
reupload from abuhmeid Centuries of European colonization in Africa, including a transatlantic slave trade that lasted well into the 19th century, came to an end as African countries gained their independence in the second half of the 20th century.
- published: 02 May 2008
- views: 19294
- author: aztecwarrior2050
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