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Contents contributed and discussions participated by mpumelelomeleh

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The Philosophy of Colonialism: Civilization, Christianity, and Commerce - 2 views

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    This image explores the ideas of Christianity and colonization being intertwined. We see missionaries taking young South African children, to colonize their minds and using religion to shape them how they want them to be.
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Christian missions and independent African chiefdom in South Africa in the 19th century - 2 views

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    This source explores ideas of the arrival of Christianity in South Africa in the 19th century. It talks about ideas of how the chiefs allowed missionaries to spread their religion because they also taught them about technology. It talks about how there was resistance from the Bantu people and their chiefs but eventually, they were successful in spreading their word as of now the statics of Christian people are very high. It also explores the ideas of baptism, how they introduced it, and how it was received. because the state of South Africa was very bad between the chiefs, the Zulus needed to form alliances and they were going to benefit from the white people who were missionaries guns, and other resources to be able to fight.
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Carnarvon Papers. Vol. XLIX a (ff. 177). Correspondence and Papers Relating to South Af... - 2 views

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    This primary source document shows documented dates and names of people who believed in Christianity in the 19th century in South Africa. This document also exposes the relationship between colonization and Christianity. it also documents wars that were happening at the time and their response was to spread Christianity to colonize South African people
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