Europeans, declaring themselves "missionaries of God," have worked to pursue manifest destiny and bring God to the "savage" Africans. ... Some men professed to be in Africa for the benevolent cause of civilizing and helping the savages, but their real intentions were less than charitable. ... The last two lines, "Watch sloth and heathen folly/ Bring all your hope to nought." can also be read further into. ... The Europeans saw their culture as heathen because they were unable to understand it. ... Finally, the people of Africa have made up their minds to unite and take things into their own ...

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