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Historic Documents of Africa  
The Essential Primary Sources
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ISBN: 9781961844261
Pages: 206

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This volume explores critical aspects of African history,  from early civilizations to the colonial era to independence and nation-building in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It includes key primary documents, from letters and speeches to government documents and royal edicts. Overview articles provide important context to the era, while a detailed Bibliography helps make the volume an important starting point for historical research.
“Hymn to the Nile” Year: ca. 1990–1950 BCE
5 pages
Nebmare-nakht: A Scribal Schoolbook Year: ca. 1550–1069 BCE
4 pages
Herodotus: “On Libya” Year: ca. 450–420 BCE
9 pages
Aristotle: Constitution of Carthage Year: ca. 320s BCE
2 pages
Inscription of Ezana Year: ca. 350
2 pages
Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa Year: 1325–1354
7 pages
Nzinga Mbemba: Appeal to the King of Portugal Year: 1526
3 pages
Leo Africanus: The History and Description of Africa Year: 1526
4 pages
Alexander Falconbridge: An Account of the Slave Trade on the Coast of Africa Year: 1788
11 pages
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African Year: 1789
9 pages
Proposal for the Establishment of a Native Army Year: 1830
3 pages
Moshweshewe, Chief of the Basutos: Letter to Sir George Grey Year: 1858
3 pages
Constitution of the Fante Confederacy Year: 1871
4 pages
Joseph Conrad: Heart of Darkness Year: 1899
4 pages
Edmund Dene (E.D.) Morel: The Black Man’s Burden Year: 1920
5 pages
Resolutions of the National Congress of British West Africa Year: 1920
6 pages
A. B. Xuma: “Bridging the Gap between White and Black in South Africa”
14 pages
Jomo Kenyatta: “The Kenya Africa Union Is Not the Mau Mau” Year: 1952
3 pages
A. L. Geyer: “The Case for Apartheid” Year: 1953
2 pages
Proclamation of the Algerian National Liberation Front Year: 1954
3 pages
Freedom Charter of South Africa Year: 1955
4 pages
Patrice Lumumba: Speech at the Proclamation of Congolese Independence Year: 1960
3 pages
Kwame Nkrumah: I Speak of Freedom Year: 1961
3 pages
Arusha Declaration Year: 1967
15 pages
Yoruba Praise Poem to Sango Year: ca. 1970
1 pages
Steve Biko: “Black Consciousness and the Quest for a True Humanity” Year: 1973
9 pages
Desmond Tutu: “The Question of South Africa” Year: 1984
4 pages
Nelson Mandela: “We Have Waited Too Long for Our Freedom” Year: 1990
4 pages
Constitution of Rwanda Year: 1991
19 pages
Nelson Mandela: Inaugural Address Year: 1994
3 pages
Wole Soyinka: “Towards a Sustainable Vision of Nigeria”a Year: 1996
5 pages
UN Human Rights Report on Zaire Year: 1996
11 pages
Constitutive Act of the African Union Year: 2000
14 pages
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This volume explores critical aspects of African history,  from early civilizations to the colonial era to independence and nation-building in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It includes key primary documents, from letters and speeches to government documents and royal edicts. Overview articles provide important context to the era, while a detailed Bibliography helps make the volume an important starting point for historical research.
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