Many African societies exist with tensions about the issues of racism and this paper will illustrate, that racial thinking emerged only from a colonial context. ... Colonial Rule in Africa It is important to know for clarification that racism within the colonial context was a form of biological determinism.3 This means that the colonial state could determine the status and capacities of different human populations based on their genetic makeup. ... As Jomo Kenyatta illustrates: "When Europeans came to Africa, they had the bible and the Africans had the land. They gave the Bible to the Afr...

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He signals to the readers his own faith in god continually throughout the narrative, while finding slaveholders such as Covey that think they are Christians but are merely using the bible as a shield repulsive and at times refuses to pray with them. ... It demonstrates the power of the written word in enabling people to comprehend their life within the context of the experiences of others, helps people maintain their religious faith and distinguish the difference between true and fake Christianity, and motivates slaves to stand up for themselves in order to achieve mental freedom in the ultima...

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