Recently BBC Africa had to ask their followers to be RESPECTFUL while tweeting on their video about Queen Elizabeth ll & her connection with AFRICA.
Now If you thought British rule in India was bad here is a small peak into how British treated people in Africa.
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Now If you thought British rule in India was bad here is a small peak into how British treated people in Africa.
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1. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
British involvement in slave trade began in 1562 & by 1730 they world biggest slavetrading nation.
British ships filled with goods were exchanged for slaves in Africa who were then transported across Atlantic to be sold as slaves to Americas.
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British involvement in slave trade began in 1562 & by 1730 they world biggest slavetrading nation.
British ships filled with goods were exchanged for slaves in Africa who were then transported across Atlantic to be sold as slaves to Americas.
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2. Enslaved Africans were considered as cargo to be transported to Americas as quickly & cheaply as possible. They were sold for hard labour at plantations or as domestic servants.
Many died due to diseases and malnutrition long before they reached the new world.
Many died due to diseases and malnutrition long before they reached the new world.
3. From British rulers, politicians, traders and colonisers everyone benefited from the slave trade and slaves faced horrible atrocities at the hands of owners.
British abolished slavery in1833 (ON PAPER) buy paying off owners who were British rulers by tax payers money.
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British abolished slavery in1833 (ON PAPER) buy paying off owners who were British rulers by tax payers money.
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4. Mau Mau Uprising
Kenyans were mistreated, unnaturally raped & tortured to extreme conditions in camp by Britishers during Uprising of 1951, victims launched a £200m damages against UK Government.
5 million Kenyans were kept in concentration camps.
theguardian.com
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Kenyans were mistreated, unnaturally raped & tortured to extreme conditions in camp by Britishers during Uprising of 1951, victims launched a £200m damages against UK Government.
5 million Kenyans were kept in concentration camps.
theguardian.com
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5. Boer concentration camps, South Africa
After winning 2nd Boer war with Dutch, British rounded up 107k people & kept them in an overcrowded & diseased concentration camp meant for 27k people. These were mainly women, children & enslaved black people.
allthatsinteresting.com
After winning 2nd Boer war with Dutch, British rounded up 107k people & kept them in an overcrowded & diseased concentration camp meant for 27k people. These were mainly women, children & enslaved black people.
allthatsinteresting.com
6. Biafran civil war in Nigeria
Britain’s government facilitated massacre of Biafrans in Nigeria – to protect its oil interests.
During 3yrs of war, up to 3 million people died and people faced acute starvation but Britain continued to supply weapons.
theguardian.com
Britain’s government facilitated massacre of Biafrans in Nigeria – to protect its oil interests.
During 3yrs of war, up to 3 million people died and people faced acute starvation but Britain continued to supply weapons.
theguardian.com
7. Looting of Resources
Britishers have used their colonial past, power & influence to ensure that British mining companies have unlimited access to Africa’s natural resources.
They have perfected designed trade agreement that exploits Africans.
africanarguments.org
Britishers have used their colonial past, power & influence to ensure that British mining companies have unlimited access to Africa’s natural resources.
They have perfected designed trade agreement that exploits Africans.
africanarguments.org
8. Theft of thousands of pieces of African art.
Just like India’s kohinoor, Britishers have looted immense amount of art and treasured jewels from African subcontinent which they refuse to return citing British Museum Act & National Heritage Act.
aljazeera.com
Just like India’s kohinoor, Britishers have looted immense amount of art and treasured jewels from African subcontinent which they refuse to return citing British Museum Act & National Heritage Act.
aljazeera.com
9. Human zoos
Human zoos were exhibits of black and indigenous peoples caged and displayed in a ‘makeshift natural habitat.’
Humans, specifically black and indigenous people were displayed over centuries and ‘studied’ in the name of ethnography.
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Human zoos were exhibits of black and indigenous peoples caged and displayed in a ‘makeshift natural habitat.’
Humans, specifically black and indigenous people were displayed over centuries and ‘studied’ in the name of ethnography.
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Queen Elizabeth II has died. British Monarchy will always be remembered by people (especially who suffered) worldwide for shamelessly living off wealth reaped from profits of slavery and oppression.
It is fair to judge them for the hatred they carry, one cannot erase history?🙏
It is fair to judge them for the hatred they carry, one cannot erase history?🙏
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