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    David Livingstone was a Scottish missionary and was said to be one of the best European explorers of Africa. Livingstone was born March 19, 1813 and at the young age of 23 began studying medicine and theology so that he could fulfill his original life goal of becoming a medical missionary in China. At the time that he completed his studies the “Opium War” was occurring in China and he was unable to go. Livingstone then chose South Africa because he believed it was where he was needed most. After

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    the effects of the Congo Free State because of what he did to colonize it. First, he privately established a colony in the region through his private holding company, the Association Internationale Africaine, and through his famous explorer Henry Morton Stanley. From then on, he slowly gained full control of the area by making advantageous deals with local chiefs. In a

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    During the late 19th to early 20th century, King Leopold II impacted the African Continent and the larger International community more than any other European monarch. Firstly, King Leopold II sinisterly orchestrated a colonization operation that is comparative to a genocidal regime. Secondly, King Leopold II’s actions in the Congo led unified condemnation across oceans from a broad range of socioeconomic statues. Lastly, the opposition forces against King Leopold II’s colonization of Congo helped

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    The women could be from different statuses based on job, wealth, or marital status, but they are would find themselves suffering under the rules of their men. The blues “Wild Women Don’t Have the Blues” by Ida Cox and “Mamie’s Blues” by Jelly Roll Morton talk about the challenges of women living during the Harlem Renaissance. The blues surrounded the African American women during this time, and these songs talk about women facing hardships in life because they are second class citizens compared to

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    The History Of Jazz

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    person instrumental in the development of jazz, was Jelly Roll Morton, who combined ragtime with various other musical styles, including blues, minstrel show tunes, Hispanic music, and white popular songs (United 2015). However, his virtuosity at the piano, and his mixture of composition and improvisation had a lasting effect on jazz performance. Following Morton, was James Johnson, who was influenced by growing up listening to works of Morton (United 2015). He was one of the originators of the stride

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    1. What is syncopation? Syncopation is placing emphasis or accents on beats that are unexpected, or, alternatively, it can mean not having emphasis or accents on beats that are expected. 2. What is ragtime? How is it related to jazz? Ragtime was a musical genre that developed in the late nineteenth century, which combined the music of marches (such as those composed by John Philip Sousa) with the rhythms of African music. This dance music featured a “ragged” or unexpected rhythm. Jazz grew out

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    Imperialism in the Congo What is imperialism? According to Britannica, imperialism is a state policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas. Belgium taking over the Congo is an example of this. The Congo was a peaceful country, located in the heart of Africa, consisting of warm sunny days and beautiful Lake Malebo. The people were free, and happy. This was before the hell started…

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    conducting research, scientists in the South attempted to legitimize pro-slavery arguments by providing pseudoscientific evidence proving the superiority of whites and the inability of blacks to be self-sufficient as freedmen. Dr. Samuel George Morton, a famous physician and researcher in natural history, provided the South with flawed anthropological evidence in order to bolster the anti-abolitionist case. His universal acclaim for devotion to objective data allowed for his research to become

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    psychological processing such as Killing Clinton, published in 2012, and Killing Lincoln, published in 2013. Into Africa was published in 2003, by Doubleday, a division of Random House, inc. in New York, NY. Dugard uses the book to prove his thesis that Henry Morton Stanley and

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    establish a private holding company known as the “Association Internationale Africaine”. This company was publically intended to be an international scientific and philanthropic association; however under the guise of this company Leopold hired a Henry Morton Stanley to acquire a colony in the Congo. Stanley was able to gain the land by deceiving the chiefs into signing land deal when they thought they were signing friendship treaties. This colony would be known as the Congo Free State after the Berlin

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