This allowed for colonial policy makers to believe whole heartily in these labels since it is their mission to carry out the development of Africa. ... It can be seen that the main Holy Grail was to change the identity of Africans and by slowly assimilating Africans into European culture; a common example to illustrate this is the changing of African names to Christian ones. ... 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 African and told him to hold it in his hand, close his eyes and pray. ... ...

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