Slavery and war between rival tribes existed before Western colonization. Western colonization initially continued to enslave them, but then eventually - following Enlightenment ideals - it was understood that what had been done was morally unjust and that slaves should be freed.
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The idea, formulated by the Enlightenment's fathers, that we are all born with same rights and that no one can be a slave has been one of the greatest ideas in history, a fundamental passage in our moral progress. Now we take it for granted but for 99% of human history it wasn't.
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Many African people suffer under corrupt and brutally oppressive governments and their attempts to reform are met with violent force. It's important not to forget that they truly are victims of dictators and to increase awareness of human rights violations.
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Wow! Beautiful!
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Get rid of the EHMs (Economic Hit Men) and their phony consulting firms and you will go a long way towards helping them.
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Pick yourself up by your bootstraps, right Steven?! Has institutional racism and oppression subsided to the point now where it’s insignificant?! I’m all for positive thinking, but realism comes first.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_of_Benin … 1897 again! Mere coincidence? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_Empire …
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Besides colonialization the worst atrocities seem to be related to religions that originated outside of the continent.
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