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Description:
Africa and the New Imperialism documents the period of rapid colonial expansion by European powers across the African continent during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It includes diaries, journals, sketch books, correspondence, film footage, and more. Key themes include imperialism, slavery and forced labour, diplomacy, religion and missionaries, race and ethnicity, war and violence, resistance to colonialism, technology and infrastructure. Each document has been tagged with a geographic region.
