Those Who Came Before Us
Most of us are aware of how badly represented Africa is. The continent is too often reduced to a number of degrading stereotypes. But Africa has a rich and diverse history. A history that is usually ignored or poorly understood not just by the world but by (sometimes) its own people. A certain British historian once referred to its past as darkness.
Well, I hope to be among those who hold a lantern to this so-called darkness of a history. Take my hand, as I guide you down the pathways of Africa’s supposed night covered past. Allow me to show you her numerous and diverse people, their perspectives, religion, and their stories.
Hosted by David Ibanda( a devoted student of African history with a penchant for Corny jokes)
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Those Who Came Before Us
The Kingdom of Bunyoro-Kitara: Bunyoro in the Colonial Era
Great Britain succeeded in forcing the submission of Bunyoro after the 1890's war of conquest.
In their wake was left an utterly dejected people who struggled more than their regional counterparts to adapt to the new status quo.
Their undeserved bad reputation plus their resistance of almost a decade, was reason enough to punish them for a war that had cost the invaders a lot of money.
This is an account of the Bunyoro peoples lives during the colonial period from 1900-1962.
Sources
Yolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Mystique In Sovereigns’ Headgear (Wandsbeck: Reach Publishers, 2016)
G.N. Uzoigwe, Revolution and Revolt in Bunyoro- Kitara (Kampala, Longman Uganda, 1970)
Shane Doyle, Crisis & Decline in Bunyoro; Population & Environment in Western Uganda 1860 - 1955, (Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2006)
Shane Doyle, Population Decline and Delayed Recovery in Bunyoro, 1860-1960; The Journal of African History, Vol. 41, No. 3 (London: Cambridge University Press, 2000)
Shane Doyle, “From Kitara to the Lost Counties: Genealogy, Land and Legitimacy in the Kingdom of Bunyoro, Western Uganda” Social Identities Vol. 12, No. 4 (London: Routledge Taylor & Francis, 2006)
Yolamu Ndoleriire Nsamba, Breaking Chains of Poverty, Bunyoro - Kitara Kingdom Advocacy Publication (Hoima; Bunyoro-Kitara Kingdom, Royal Palace Karuziika)
Music Transition Sources
Infados Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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Energizing Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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