Answer to Question #316272 in History for Snethemba

Question

"Africa had no history prior to European exploration and colonisation ,that there is only the history of European in Africa .The rest is darkness ,he past the unedifying gyration of barbarous tribes map n picturesque but irrelevant corners of the globe (Trevor_Roper,1963:871). Based on the historical debate you have come unit 2 do you agree with Trevor _Roper view? Discuss your answer in 200 words

Answer 1

I agree. Some European authors had assailed and even doubted Africa's historical heritage; one even went as far as to say, “Africa had no history prior to European exploration and colonization, that there is only the history of Europeans in Africa. From about 1885 to the end of the Second World War, most of Africa was under the yoke of colonialism; and hence colonial historiography held sway. According to this imperial historiography, Africa had no history and therefore the Africans were a people without history.