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Post by gelaye on Jan 14, 2006 17:03:21 GMT -5
anyone have any interesting links/facts on this subject?
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2bad
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Post by 2bad on Jan 25, 2006 11:41:02 GMT -5
The Oromo were colonised during the last quarter of the nineteenth century by a black African nation - Abyssinia - with the help of the European colonial powers of the day. During the same period, of course, the Somalis, Kenyans, Sudanese and others were colonised by European powers. The fact that the Oromo were colonised by black African nation makes their case quite special. oromo.com/OromiaBriefs/Oromo&Oromia.htm |
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Post by Sharmaarkee on Jan 26, 2006 10:09:45 GMT -5
2 bad are you Oromo?  |
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Post by attis on Feb 2, 2006 21:35:54 GMT -5
Ethiopia isn't a black African country. Give black Africa its credit with the ancient kingdoms of Ghana, Congo, Benin, and Zimbabwe which are bona fide black Africans.
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Post by wadad on Feb 2, 2006 22:02:25 GMT -5
Ethiopia isn't a black African country. Give black Africa its credit with the ancient kingdoms of Ghana, Congo, Benin, and Zimbabwe which are bona fide black Africans. Fine then, ancient Greek civilization was Levantine/Near Eastern influenced, not European...give Europe credit for Stonehenge and bona fide Europeans like the Druids, Vikings and Goths. Like I always say an eggplant is an eggplant by any other name... |
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Post by Yankel on Feb 2, 2006 23:15:32 GMT -5
Wadad makes a compelling argument. Then again, the opposition could always point out the relative amount of racial continuity in West Eurasia. Personally, I consider East Africa as black as Mali. I'm just playing devil's advocate.
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attis
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Post by attis on Feb 3, 2006 2:59:29 GMT -5
Africa's cultural areas are not just "Black" Africa and everyone else. It is much more complicated than that. Ethiopia has a very distinct culture and tradition from the rest of the continent. It is very much like a micro-continent. It had societies which ranged from feudal/medieval to stone age. East Africa as "black" as Mali...Mali is a relatively recent creation by the Western powers. I didn't realize Mali was a distinct unit culturally from say Burkina Faso or western Niger.  Well, much of the southern coast of Europe was influenced by the Levant/Middle East, especially in writing. Is there anyone who disputes this? |
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