Before the 188!s+ most 2frican countries were either uncoloni"ed or the colonial power held onl/ small trading posts. <nl/ the =ortuguese colonies+ 'outh 2frica and the plantation island economies &Mauritius+ 7>union+ etc.* had been coloni"ed earlier. 0ence the ma5orit/ of 2fricans born during the 18)!s and 18?!s grew up before the ad%ent of direct coloni"ation. 4e see in ,igure 1 that their heights were declining during the period of the :scramble;+ reaching a low point during the 18(!s. Thereafter+ we obser%e a mild reco%er/ and more or less stagnating height until the 1(!s. ,rom the 1(!s onwards heights in the colonies of the British and ,rench Empires expanded until the 1()!s.
Human Stature as a Health Indicator in Colonial Empires
African nations were doing quite fine before they were colonized..
Most of Africa didn't even have wheels when Europeans had invaded.
Well we don't know that. But we do know that the white racist description of Africa is highly inaccurate.
All whites did for Africa was enter in and rape the land of its resources. Resources whites did not have. So much for the Africans did not have wheels bullshit.
Africans sold their own into slavery, so get over it!
When a tribe sell the tribe they defeated in a war into slavery you never see any Progressive like you comment on that historical part but you will rant on and on about how whites were pure evil and should feel guilt for what they did.
Also it is funny to me that Progressive posters like you never give back to the Native American community but then tell those like me I should share your guilt in life, but of course you have no sympathy for the Native American population like you do with ISIS and African communities and hell if you were put to the test it would be shown that you never did a damn thing for any minority group while demanding everyone else do for you.
So save your nonsense for those that will fall for your nonsense because the real world is not just black and white and Africans also raped their own society and still do in today time but alas you will blame ****** for their bad behavior because you are the typical Progressive that see everything black and white!
Now enjoy my bin!
Africa is fucked up today because of what whites dd. That's the way it is and no amount of excuses you make changes what was done damage created because of it. Throwing childish tantrums on the internet certainly doesn't change history son.
Given that I worked 30 plus years in the black community while I could have worked as a financial planner and have gotten rich, I can say I have given plenty. Don't lecture me about giving boy. And spare me the ignorant stupid ass right wing maggot references to sympathy for ISIS.
Africans did not sell their own into slavery. Whites never say this about different white nations or tribes. For example I can say whites sold each other into slavery using the tall tale of Irish slavery. But you wouldn't see it like that. You would see it as the British sold the Irish, But when t comes to Africans The Nigerian could not have sold the Ugandan. Instead it's the ta tale of black selling each other.
Now the issue is not about blacks selling each other into slavery it is about the whites who made slavery legal and who would arm one tribe with guns to go get others for money.
You talk about not wanting to talk about parts of history, that's exactly what you've done.
Then there is this little matter of America after slavery and blacks did not create Jim Crow or northern segregation.
The problem here has been white racism. Stop crying about someone trying to make you feel guilty. Whites should not have done what they did.
So shove your excuses son.