Africa's Development
The European powers had created a situation of economic dependency, political fragmentation, and technological stagnation from the first days they set foot upon African soil. According to Walter Rodney, a black activist from Guyana, slavery and colonialism were the very movements Europeans implemented to divide and conquer the Africans, and exploit African resources for their own purposes. Walter Rodney is not alone in his beliefs, since many writers, movie producers, and activists have followed the same trend Rodney so intricately wrote about in his book, How Europe Underdeveloped Africa. These other writers, producers, and activists strongly support Rodney’s thesis in their own works. However, although it can be seen that the colonialists are to blame for the underdevelopment of African, one fault on the part of the current African population is that they have become strong admirers of European culture. Therefore, the undermining of African culture continues even today. This fault can be attributed to the Europeans for pushing their culture into the minds of the Africans, and against the Africans for not remembering their roots. Although slavery and colonialism implemented by the Europeans thoroughly underdeveloped Afric
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Approximate Word count = 2058
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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