Academic papers on Africa

Ancient Kemet
5 pages in length. The writer discusses cultural principles, government, social status, women warriors, religion and trade as they relate to ancient Kemet (pharonic Egypt). Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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East African vs. West African Slave Trade
6 pages in length. This paper is a research project on the difference between the East African slave trade and that of the West African Slave trade. The slave trade that took place across the Indian Ocean is to a certain extent a misnomer,...
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From the States to Africa and Back Again
A 9 page fictional rendition of the maturation of a young African American boy from impressionable youth to determined man. Emphasizes the influence his experiences in a ten year stay in South Africa had on his eventual direction as an adult back...
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Prince Among Slaves by Terry Alford
( 5 pp.) Among Henry Clay's documents, for the year 1829 we find the January 1 entry, "Prince Ibrahima, an Islamic prince sold into slavery 40 years ago, and freed with the stipulation that he return (in this case the word "return" makes...
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Traditional African Healers
Within the traditional healing practices of Africa, the person is but one element of a wide spectrum of factors brought together in order to maintain balance and health. This 8 page paper explores the role of the traditional healer, diviner and...
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Acme Paperclips -- Offices in the United States and Uganda
This 7 page report discusses the fact that working conditions for people in the United States and people in Africa are literally and figuratively a world apart. Not only are the workers of Uganda most familiar with agricultural work and...
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Africa and Western Influence
This 6 page paper explores the question as to whether or not Western education and economic development in Africa was designed to help Africans or exploit them. The answer is determined from a portion of a book called Historical Problems of...
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Mahdi of the Sudan (Muhammad Ahmad Ibn As-Sayyid' Abd Allah)
A 7 page overview of the life and military accomplishments of this Sudanese ruler. Traces the life of the Mahdi from his religious seclusion to his defeat of British General Charles George Gordon and the seizure of Khartoum in 1884 and his death...
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China, Mexico, and Nigeria -- Education and Change
This 10 page report discusses the numerous influences that have determined what education will be and how it will develop in these three countries. Each has had the experience of Western imperialism and each have reacted to it in different ways...
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Mafeking Diary
Occasionally, history is very much like a tossed coin: it lands on one side and that is the story that is heard, it falls on the other side and a completely different and equally accurate story enfolds. This 5 page paper explores the siege of...
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History of West Africa: Mali, Ghana, and Songhay
An 11 page paper which discusses various aspects of the history of West Africa as it involves the empires of Mali, Ghana, and Songhay. The issues of slavery and Islam are discussed. Bibliography lists 6 sources
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The Role of African Women in the Thirties
(5 pp) There are times when we are hearing a story, or an event told by a friend, and we almost automatically say, I can't imagine that. Perhaps that is even why some of us have such a great enjoyment of reading, in that it expands our...
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Changes in Egypt and Turkey in the Nineteenth Century
A 6 page paper discussing mechanisms by which Egypt was able to pull away from Turkey before achieving independence from the British. Until each nation achieved independence in the early 20th century, the histories of Egypt and Turkey had been...
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African Literature and Colonialism
This 7 page paper looks at two works-- Matigari by Ngugi Wa Thiong'O and Steven Biko's I Write What I Like
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Cry, the Beloved Country
Cry, the Beloved Country
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