"All these European impulses toward Africa ---antislavery zeal, the search for raw materials, Christian evangelism, and sheer curiosity --- were embodied in one man, David Livingstone" (Hochschild 28).
This quote really stuck out to me. As we learned from the last packet on Imperialism, the many attractions toward Africa included raw materials, to spread the Christian faith, to end slavery, and curiosity. I did not know that Livingstone devoted much of his life in Africa and is recognized as being a huge part of British interest in African territory. He is also part of the reason for Henry Morton Stanley's great adventure into Africa, where he based most of his future writings and pieces from.
What is Stanley's adventure into Africa truly like?
What is the deal with Stanley's spontaneous accounts of fiction in his writings?
Were the European powers being completely selfish when trying to take control of parts of Africa?
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