Restoration and 18th Century

Introduction

Harriet Wilson played a vibrant role in sketching the lives of freed Blacks. In her novel, she depicts the life of a white woman who marries a black (Wilson, 2001). She expounds the unusual life of a freed black and tells that the shadows of slavery still exist here. Her works were previously considered as an autobiographical portrayal but now it is recognized as a top-notch work of fiction.

Discussion

European countries substituted slavery for an alternative grip on the African soul through a rule commonly called colonialism. Among the notable European powers to rule Africa through colonialism were Great Britain, France, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands. The colonial powers made Africa virtually their private property, and they scrambled the continent with no restrictions or limitations except the rivalry and competition among themselves. The Portuguese settled in Angola and Mozambique in the 16th century. The Dutch founded a colony in 1652 in South Africa. In 1814, the British took the Dutch colony in South Africa. The French invaded and colonized Algeria in 1830. Germany took control of Namibia, Togo, and Cameroon in 1884 and took Tanzania in 1885. The Belgians colonized what is known today as the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1885. The French took Madagascar in 1896 and Morocco in 1912. In the early 20th century, the British added to their stock Egypt, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Uganda, and Kenya. The Italians had a colony in Libya, and they also made an attempt to colonize Ethiopia during World War II but failed after five years of occupation. By the middle of the 20th century, nearly all of the African countries had fallen under the colonial rule of the Europeans. Exceptions to this were Liberia and Ethiopia, the only African countries that remained un-colonized.

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