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lpmalapile

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  • fact that the Bi­ble was used to jus­tify slav­ery.
  • The Old Tes­ta­ment pa­tri­archs were all slave­hold­ers. The same apos­tle Paul who wrote “there is nei­ther Jew nor Greek, bond nor free, male and fe­male, but all are one in Christ Je­sus” (Gala­tians 3: 28) also wrote, on more than one occ a s i o n , “Slaves, obey your masters.”
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      important because it highlights the idea of christian manipulation. it shows that the authors of the bible were biggest supporters of slavery.
  • , my great-grand­fa­ther, Lafayette Banks, who may have been born in slav­ery, pur­chased five acres from Sarah Carter Ran­dolph, the for­mer mis­tress of Round Top Plan­ta­tion in Albe­marle County, Va., for $25 “cash in hand.”
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  • No fam­ily Bi­ble record sur­vives of my fam­ily from the 19th cen­tury, and I will never know how my great-grand­fa­ther felt as he handed over the $25 (his life sav­ings?) to a for­mer slave­holder.
  • I take great com­fort, how­ever, in a small de­tail gleaned from the 1920 Cen­sus, seven years be­fore his death. In 1891 he signed his name with an X. In 1910 he could read, but not write. In 1920, the cen­sus taker recorded that, at age 67, he could read and write.
    • lpmalapile
       
      this poses a question about who really wrote the bible, and was the person writing the words purely from the sources mouth
keciatshebwa

Correspondence Relating to the Proceedings of the Blantyre Mission in Eastern Africa - ... - 1 views

    • keciatshebwa
       
      The manuscript in reference is on pages 4 and 5 although this entire document consists on letters regarding the brutalities that took place at the Blantyre mission reported by medical doctors and Mr. Nunez, who decided to publish what they witnessed as soon as they got back to England.
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    Focus - Pages 4 & 5 Letter on the ill treatment of natives by The members of the Blantyre mission society. The writer of the letter addresses concerns by various visitors and medical practitioners who happened to visit Blantyre and witness the brutalities committed the the church members. Although the missionaries have goals of -Educating natives -Ministering the love and knowledge of Christ. -Economic development. -Agricultural and civil expansion. We are given the perception this mission in particular are as brutal as many slave trade administrators were.
keitumetse02

https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/27906028.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Adb4d0250e20cd39e4941... - 1 views

    • keitumetse02
       
      Great Britain's pointless conflict with the Zulus has come to an end whereby Zulus were fighting over their lands and rights to self-determination.
    • keitumetse02
       
      Mortality is another term for death. It's the state of being subjected to death.
Thandeka TSHABALALA

Slavery and the slave-trade - Document - Gale Primary Sources - 3 views

    • Thandeka TSHABALALA
       
      One of the most immediate and significant effects of slavery was the loss of life. Many Africans died during the brutal capture and transportation process known as the Middle Passage.
    • Thandeka TSHABALALA
       
      Slavery also had a profound impact on African societies. The slave trade disrupted traditional social and economic systems, as many communities lost large portions of their population. It also created divisions within societies, as some groups became involved in the capture and sale of slaves, while others were targeted for enslavement.
    • Thandeka TSHABALALA
       
      The long-term effects of slavery can still be seen in Africa today. The practice of slavery left a legacy of poverty and underdevelopment, as many African countries were stripped of their resources and wealth during the colonial era. It also contributed to a lack of political stability and weakened the power of traditional institutions.
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    • Thandeka TSHABALALA
       
      In addition, the trauma of slavery has had a lasting impact on African cultures and identities. Many Africans lost their connection to their ancestral homelands and were forced to adopt new languages and religions. The legacy of slavery can still be seen in the ongoing struggle for racial equality and justice around the world.
asandandulwini

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    This is Lake Malawi, also known as Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique, is an African Great Lake and the sourthenmost lake in the East African Rift system.
kwanelealicia

WO 106/6135: South Africa: Orange River Free State and Griqualand West - Document - Nin... - 5 views

  • The Orange Free State
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The Orange Free State was a Boer republic in southern Africa. The Boers, of Dutch ancestry, had settled the area earlier in the nineteenth century. The 1854 Bloemfontein Convention recognized the independence of the Orange Free State, which was located between the Orange and the Vaal Rivers.
  • To the action of running water the diamond-bearing drifts of the Vaal River are referable.
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The gemstone-bearing floats of the Vaal River in South Africa can be attributed to the flow of water.
  • Occasionally there are undula¬ tions, and in some parts conical hills, the sides of. which are covered with large and rounded stones. Very little wood or bush appears anywhere except along the winding river lines.t Hilly, therefore, as is the whole extent of the eastern frontier, the entire country slopes away to low unbroken levels on the west, thus materially modifying not only the physical features, but productions and climate
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The author states that occasionally there are undulations, and in some part's conical hills, the sides of which are covered with large and rounded stones. Very little wood or bush appears anywhere except along the winding river lines.t Hilly, therefore, as is the whole extent of the eastern frontier, the entire country slopes away to low unbroken levels on the west, thus materially modifying not only the physical features, but productions and climate.
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  • The Stormbsrg Range, in the Cape Colony, acts in the same way on the southern side of the plateau ; while to the north-west and on the west are the arid and sunburnt wastes of the Kalahari Desert. One result of this environment is the frequency of droughts ; another is the suitability of climate to especial forms of chest disease
    • kwanelealicia
       
      New interesting information
  • They are of two dates. The older one, apparently Postpliocene, occurs at a higher level than the other, as outliers along the present valley (its present posi¬ tion) indicate that the Vaal has deepened its course since the old drift was deposited." Dunn's Geological Map of South Africa gives some further information concerning this country.* From this it appears that the western half of the Orange River Free State, a line being drawn north and south a little east of Bloemfontein, is classified as " Upper Karroo Beds. " Triassic. " Mesozooic." The eastern half is designated " Stormberg Beds, Coal-bearing. " Triassic. " Mesozooic.
    • kwanelealicia
       
      Two dates are involved. As outliers along the existing valley (its present position) suggest that the Vaal has deepened its course after the old drift was deposited, the older one, likely Postpliocene, appears at a higher level than the other. Additional details about South Africa are provided by Dunn's Geological Map of that nation. This suggests that the western part of the Orange River Free State, which can be divided into north and south by a line drawn a little east of Bloemfontein, is referred to as the "Upper Karroo Beds." Mesozoic. Triassic. The eastern portion is referred to as "Stormberg Beds, Coal-bearing." Mesozoic. Triassic.
  • Griqualand West
    • kwanelealicia
       
      Griqualand West is an area of N South Africa, north of the Orange river, settled after 1803 by the Griquas; annexed by the British in 1871 following a dispute with the Orange Free State; became part of the Cape Colony in 1880.
  • rivulets
    • kwanelealicia
       
      A rivulet is a small stream.
  • Transvaal
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The name "Transvaal" refers to the province's geographical location to the north of the Vaal River
  • The aspect of the Orange State is not, however, by any means that of a waste desert, worthless and unproductive. Many of the mountains are of that peculiar formation in which small fountains gush out about half-way down their slopes, and the water gradually spreads to the right and the left in small gentle
    • kwanelealicia
       
      By no means, however, does the Orange State have the image of a waste desert that is useless and unproductive. Many of the mountains have an unusual formation whereby small fountains spring up about halfway downward their slopes, and their water then spreads gradually to the right and left in small, gentle rivulets until, at the base, all of the excess water is combined and improves the whole region around it.
  • The Free State contains an area of about 70,000 square miles. It is about 300 miles from the southernmost bend of the Orange River to the point in the north at wiiich the Klip River runs into the Vaal, and about 250 miles from Jacob's Drift on the west, across which Griqualand Weet is entered, to Bezui- denhout's Pass on the east, which is one of the gateways into Natal.
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The Author describes The Free State as an area of around 70,000 square kilometers. The distance between the southernmost bend of the Orange River and the northernmost point where the Klip River enters the Vaal is about 300 miles, and the distance between Jacob's Drift on the west, through which Griqualand Wet is entered, and Bezuidenhout's Pass on the east, one of the entryways into Natal, is about 250 miles.
  • is divided into 13 districts, as follows :— t 1. Bloemfontein, —Chief town, Bloemfontein, capital of the State, and seat of Government. 2. Boshof. —Chief town, Boshof, of western frontier. 3. Winhurg. —Chief town, Winburg, 60 miles north-east of Bloemfontein. 4. Kronstadt. —Chief town, Kronstadt, half-way between Winburg and the Transvaal boundary. 5. Smitlifield. —Chief town, Smithfield, about 20 miles north of Aliwal North, Reddesberg (between Smithfield and Bloem¬ fontein. 6. Rouxville. —[Not marked on any map,] Chief town, Wepener, between Caledon River and eastern frontier. 7. Harry smith. —Chief town, Harrysmith, close to the Natal border. 8. Bethlehem.— Chief town, Bethlehem, 80 miles east of Winburg, and between Winburg and the Natal frontier. 9. Fauresmith. —Chief town, Fauresmith, south-west of Bloemfontein, and half-way between it and the Orange River. 10. PhilUpolù. — ("hief town, Phillipolis, north of the Orange River (20 miles) on the ( 'elesberg-Bloemfontein route. 11. Betkulie. —Chief town, Bethulie, on the Orange River, near the junction of the Caledon River.,
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The Orange Free State is divided into 13 districts, as follows: 1. Bloemfontein, which serves as the state capital and government seat. 2. Boshof. The western frontier's chief town is called Boshof. 3. Winhurg. The chief town of Winburg is located 60 kilometers to the northeast of Bloemfontein. 4. Kronstadt, which is the principal town and located halfway between Winburg and the Transvaal border. 5. Smitlifield. Chief town in Smithfield, Reddesberg, located between Smithfield and Bloem fontein, about 20 miles north of Aliwal North. Rouxville, 6.Wepener is the main town between the Caledon River and the eastern border. 7. Harry Smith. Harrysmith is a main town near the Natal border. 8. Bethlehem. The main city of Bethlehem is located 80 miles east of Winburg and halfway between Winburg and the Natal border. 9. Fauresmith, which is the town's major location and is southwest of Bloemfontein, 10. phillipolis, 11. Bethulie, 12. Jacobsdal and 13. Lady Brand.
  • The air of the Free State is remarkable for its dryness
    • kwanelealicia
       
      How so?
  • until at the base the whole of the surplus water is united, and enriches the entire surrounding country
    • kwanelealicia
       
      continuation from the yellow highlight, I could not highlight the entire paragraph because of the blue sticky note.
  • sanatorium
    • kwanelealicia
       
      an establishment for the medical treatment of people who are convalescing or have a chronic illness.
  • Here the vegetation bears an appearance of the richest, rankest kind. From the various points from whence the streams originate the inhabitants commence cultivation, and the district is thick with com and other agricultural produce
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The vegetation appears to be of the richest, vilest variety here. The locals start farming at the numerous spots where the streams emerge, and the area is abundant in com and other agricultural products.
  • Dr. J. A. Ross, late Physician to the Newrý Infirmary, who has published the results of his inquiries, says, "I have a strong feeling in favoni· of South Africa. I know what good has been effected by it
  • The State is an oval in shape, and nearly 1,000 miles in circumference. Its nearest peint to the Indian Ocean is ata distance of 150 miles. The point at which the Orange River leaves the above territory is, in a direct line, about 500 miles from the Atlantic Ocean.
    • kwanelealicia
       
      Description of the structure of the Free state.
  • The Free State is almost surrounded by rivers. The Klip, a little tributary of the Vaal, the Vaal§ itself, the Orange,|| and the Caledon, form quite five-sixths of its boundary line
    • kwanelealicia
       
      Rivers almost completely encircle the Free State. A tiny tributary of the Vaal named the Klip, along with the Vaal itself, the Orange, and the Caledon, make up around five-sixths of its border.
  • Europeans who have resided in the Cape Colony speak highly of its climate; yet the colonists themselves consider the Free State much superior, and send their invalids there.
    • kwanelealicia
       
      Even if the colonists themselves think the Free State is far preferable and send their invalids there, Europeans who have lived in the Cape Colony praise its climate.
  • The Free State is part of the table-land of southern Africa
    • kwanelealicia
       
      This is new interesting information to me.
  • The proximity of the State to the tropics secures for it a tropical degree of warmth, which, however, is so tempered by winds and by the elevation of the country above the level of the sea, that the effect of the heat is not of a paralyzing nature
    • kwanelealicia
       
      The State enjoys a tropical degree of temperature thanks to its proximity to the tropics; the effect of the heat is not paralyzing, though, thanks to the country's elevation above sea level and the prevailing breezes, which also help to moderate the heat.
  • The seasons date conversely to the corresponding periods in England. For instance, the summer begins in October, and ends in March ; the winter is the dry season, the Slimmer the wet. Owing to the latitude there is comparatively little difierence in the length of the days, the longest day being about 14 hours in duration and the shortest 10.
    • kwanelealicia
       
      New interesting information
  • The "Flats" of the Free State are cha: ic features of the,. called " Quatlamba" or " Kathlamba
    • kwanelealicia
       
      Interesting
  • For a considerable distance along both banks of the above- mentioned rivers there are broad belts of sweet grass, which, on the Modder especially, alternate with low bushes,1T mimosas, and a species of bastard ebony.
    • kwanelealicia
       
      Broad bands of pleasant greenery, particularly on the Modder, overlap among low shrubs, mimosas, and a kind of bastard ebony for considerable length along both banks of the aforementioned rivers.
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    This article was printed for H.M Stationary office, by Harrison and Sons, ST. Martins Lane in 1878.
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    Page 1-18 only.
shinez

God, missionaries and race in colonial Malawi.pdf - 1 views

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  • missionaries 19th-century Malawi (Chapter 2): this arose when a travelogue published in 1880 by Andrew
  • The organisation of the book and the topics that are covered in this book are both reflective of Englund’s previous work in Africa and specifically in Malawi, where he has conducted research on a variety of topics and themes, including human rights, democracy, identities, vernacular languages and literature, and the public role of Christianity. Visions for Racial Equality integrates theology with discussions of identities, equality and human rights. The book describes the socio-political environment of 19th-century Malawi, the establishment of missions, the prejudice that Europeans held towards Africans and the controversies that ensued due to inter and intra-ethnic warfare.
  • in 19th-century Malawi (Chapter 2): this arose when a travelogue published in 1880 by Andrew Chirnside, The Blantyre Missionaries: Discreditable Disclosures, exposed a criminal and social justice system adopted by the Blantyre Mission whereby Africans were punished with
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  • 19th-century Malawi (Chapter 2): this arose when a travelogue published in 1880 by Andrew Chirnside, The Blantyre Missionaries: Discreditable Disclosures, exposed a criminal and social justice system adopted by the Blantyre Mission whereby Africans were punished with
  • 19th-century Malawi (Chapter 2): this arose when a travelogue published in 1880 by Andrew Chirnside, The Blantyre Missionaries: Discreditable Disclosures, exposed a criminal and social justice system adopted by the Blantyre Mission whereby Africans were punished with
  • 19th-century Malawi (Chapter 2): this arose when a travelogue published in 1880 by Andrew Chirnside, The Blantyre Missionaries: Discreditable Disclosures, exposed a criminal and social justice system adopted by the Blantyre Mission whereby Africans were punished with
  • The Blantyre Missionaries: Discreditable Disclosures, exposed a criminal and social justice system adopted by the Blantyre Mission whereby Africans were punished with lashings, and at least one African was flogged to death. 2 Meanwhile, others were imprisoned, where they would spend days without food. Against this background, Englund unravels the unique position adopted by Scott, one that resisted conformity to established practices and procedures. Of course, this caused friction among missionaries in the Protectorate and members of the Foreign Committee in his home church in Scotland.
  • Meanwhile, others were imprisoned
shinez

Blantyre | Malawi | Britannica - 1 views

  • Blantyre, city in Malawi and seat of the country’s judiciary. It lies in the Shire Highlands, in the southern part of the country. Blantyre lies at an elevation (3,409 feet [1,039 metres]) that moderates the tropical climate. It has a rainy season (December to March), a cool season (April to August), and a hot season (September to November).
    • shinez
       
      information regarding the setting of the Blantyre mission
  • Blantyre was founded in 1876 as a Church of Scotland mission station and was named after explorer David Livingstone’s Scottish birthplace.
    • shinez
       
      Background of the Blantyre mission with its origin and founders
  • In 1878 it became the base of the African Lakes Company, a Scottish firm, which laid the foundation for its later importance as a major commercial and distribution centre
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      The rise of the Blantyre mission
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  • By World War I, Blantyre’s population included significant numbers of Africans from neighbouring districts and South Asian traders, adding to the town’s vibrancy.
    • shinez
       
      The Blantyre mission brought about the spread of Christianity in Africa as a whole all the way to some Asian countries
  • n 1956 Blantyre was united with Limbe, a town 7 miles (11 km) to the east that had been founded in 1909 and had grown around the headquarters of the Malawi (then Nyasaland) Railways. The amalgamated city is sometimes called Blantyre/Limbe. It has two cathedrals and the polytechnic and medical campuses of the University of Malawi.Blantyre is Malawi’s chief commercial and industrial centre. Light industries include shoe manufacturing, corn (maize) milling, brewing, soft-drink production, baking, printing, and tobacco manufacturing. While Blantyre acts as the regional shopping and administrative centre, Limbe is the centre for wholesale commerce, conducted mainly by the South Asian community, and the headquarters of Malawi’s tobacco auctions. Pop. (2008) city, 661,444.This article was most recently revised and updated by
    • shinez
       
      A web Article of the Blantyre mission
shinez

File:CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MISSION'S CHURCH AT BLANTYRE (MALAWI).jpg - Wikimedia Commons - 1 views

  • File:CHURCH OF SCOTLAND MISSION'S CHURCH AT BLANTYRE (MALAWI).jpg From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository
    • shinez
       
      An image of the church of Scotland Mission's church
magadaniviva

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  • Guns are both ubiquitous in colonial encounters and occupy an ambiguous place in
  • Guns are both ubiquitous in colonial encounters and occupy an ambiguous place in early imperial enterprise
    • magadaniviva
       
      Storey has written about the history of South African and introduction of guns during colonial era and how guns were many and they were stored in different places.
  • Guns
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  • . Guns also, of course, provided a means of self-protection against the carriers of the bad items of European civilisation, such as the slave-owning Boers.
    • magadaniviva
       
      Guns owners initially believed that they had to protect themselves from slave owning Boers.
  • He uses the question of who should have the right to own guns as another way of shedding light on the changing politics of race and ‘civilisation’ in South Africa in this period
    • magadaniviva
       
      this question raised by Storey it reveals that during colonia era not everyone was allowed to own a gun especially blacks or South Africans to be specific.
  • to own guns as another way of shedding light on the changing politics of race and
  • guns were integral to South African society
    • magadaniviva
       
      things could not go well in South Africa without guns as it was a frontier society.
  • But, as the experience of the many wars on the eastern Cape frontier demonstrated, the traditional assegai remained a fair match for the old flintlocks and other such guns in the conditions of bush warfare.
  • old flintlocks and other such guns in the conditions of bush warfare
    • magadaniviva
       
      many societies in South Africa were already exposed to the use of guns as they used them during their wars, and they knew how to operate them.
  • The creation of the diamond and then gold industries fostered a great expansion of the market for firearms, and their distribution reached deeper into African society than ever before. Large numbers of African men migrated to the mine fields where they usually picked up guns as items to carry back home.
    • magadaniviva
       
      By the time of the invasion of gold and diamond the industries had many guns market and they were available in the mine fields. when it was time to go home many African many were in possession of guns
shinez

Correspondence Relating to the Proceedings of the Blantyre Mission in Eastern Africa - ... - 1 views

  • Correspondence Relating to the Proceedings of the Blantyre Mission in Eastern Africa
sinqobile

East Africa Between the Zambezi and the Rovuma Rivers Its People Riches and Development... - 2 views

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    N.B: These are my sticky notes for my annotated work. Yellow: Sir Bartle states in the article states that he has not visited the coast of Zanzibar, which is in Mozambique (East Africa), after his late scenes of labor in slavery, mainly because of several reasons, such as the consensus that was not met that encountered for the suppression of the sea borne slave traffic. Green: The author reveals that the slave market was dominantly controlled by the English cathedral church. This church was at its peak regards to their activities in the slave trade in East Africa. Blue: The source points that Sir Bartle Frere was appointed to H.M.S London, where he took control for 3 years in his role. He dealt with obstacles that hindered the shipment of his slaves in Zanzibar and Pemba channels. He done this by learning the coast language and by familiarizing himself with the slave in the coast. Red: The Source states that the geographical map of Mozambique was written "Makua's country", which was the ruler of Mozambique who was against the slave trade on the coast. Consequently, the geographical map of Mozambique supported the schemes of the suppression of the slave trade from Rovuma to Zanzibar and between Lake Shirwa and the coast.
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