Colonial Mentality: A Brief History of Modern-Day Nigeria
- Author
- Collective Memory
- Published
- Tue 02 May 2023
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/collective-memory/episodes/Colonial-Mentality-A-Brief-History-of-Modern-Day-Nigeria-e22grb3
How exactly were present-day African countries like Nigeria created? This episode, Dr. Eric and Amanda delve into Nigeria's history and explore the nation's complex relationship with colonialism along with its struggle to adjust to a new reality.
Links
- 3:58 — Racial theories: https://library.harvard.edu/confronting-anti-black-racism/scientific-racism; https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/a-brief-history-of-the-enduring-phony-science-that-perpetuates-white-supremacy/2019/04/29/20e6aef0-5aeb-11e9-a00e-050dc7b82693_story.html
- 6:08 — Dr. William Balfour Baikie: https://joliba-africa.com/2013/04/27/william-balfour-baikie-1825-1864/; https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Balfour-Baikie
- 8:21 — Hutus & Tutsis in Rwanda: https://www.hrw.org/reports/1999/rwanda/Geno1-3-09.htm https://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/historical-background.shtml
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