Strange Doings in New York

There can be no real doubt that the white colonialists who took over sub-Saharan Africa in the 19th century and earlier had a civilizing influence there -- but mentioning that is pretty taboo these days. So how the heck did mention of the fact get into a New York Regents High School examination? We may never know but it did. The questions in the exam concerned asked students to describe how Africa benefited from imperialism. Students were given historical passages to read, then asked to comment:

"On the exam, students were asked to read Lugard's account of British projects in Africa like digging wells and building irrigation systems, then to "state two ways British imperialism would benefit Africans."

Next up was a passage from Lugard's "The Dual Mandate in British Tropical Africa," from 1922. It described British efforts to end the slave trade and reduce famine and disease.

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Delicate African students were reduced to tears by such talk. It is sort of encouraging that a bit of history sometimes peeps through the propaganda, though.

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