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Contacts Between Rome And Ancient Ethiopia, John Theodore Swanson May 1972

Contacts Between Rome And Ancient Ethiopia, John Theodore Swanson

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

At the death of Augustus, Rome possessed four principal provinces: in Africa: Numidia, Africa (Tunisia), Cyrenaica, and Egypt. Soon after, Mauretania as:well would become a province, thus creating a sphere of direct Roman control stretching across the top of the African continent. These territories would become Rome's most valuable possessions, economically and culturally; their influence on Roman history, an influence not to be overlooked by historians., would be profound. Yet the narrow strip of land that was Roman Africa represents only a tiny portion of the vast bulk of the African continent, and there were peoples beyond the Roman frontiers …


Abraham Lincoln And Negro Colonization: The Ile A'Vache, Hayti Experience, 1862-1864, Jayme Ruth Spencer Jan 1971

Abraham Lincoln And Negro Colonization: The Ile A'Vache, Hayti Experience, 1862-1864, Jayme Ruth Spencer

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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Status Differentiation Within American Slavery, Margaret Pratt Williams Jan 1969

Status Differentiation Within American Slavery, Margaret Pratt Williams

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Royal African Company Slave Trade To Virginia, 1689-1713, Charles Lintner Killinger Jan 1969

The Royal African Company Slave Trade To Virginia, 1689-1713, Charles Lintner Killinger

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The United States And African Nationalism In British East Africa Since 1945, Clarence A. Allison Jan 1967

The United States And African Nationalism In British East Africa Since 1945, Clarence A. Allison

OBU Graduate Theses

World War II brought about a realignment of the power structure among the nations of the world. The primary conflict of interest developed between Russian and the Western nations, with the United States predominant among them.

Through the leverage afforded by the East-West conflict, African nations were able to exert enough force to dislodge the colonial powers which had ruled them for nearly a century.

Early efforts to unite the African people were carried out in the United States and other Western nations, with American Negroes leading the drive. Among these men were W.E.B. DuBois and Marcus Garvey.

The United …


The Agrarian Revolution In Kenya, Margie Senkowski Jul 1966

The Agrarian Revolution In Kenya, Margie Senkowski

Masters Theses

Introduction

The objective of this research has been to present a picture of the revolutionary agricultural changes that have been taking place for the last few years in the East African country of Kenya. Kenya is an agricultural country; its economy is dependent almost entirely on agricultural production. In the words of Jomo Kenyatta, Prime Minister of Kenya, "To achieve the growth essential for increased welfare, the country will continue to rely on agriculture, which employs most of our people and provides almost all of our exports."

The progress is agriculture is helping to transform Kenya from a primitive tribal …


The British Slave Trade To Virginia, 1698-1728, Elizabeth Louise Suttell Jan 1965

The British Slave Trade To Virginia, 1698-1728, Elizabeth Louise Suttell

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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The Negro In Colonial Virginia 1619-1765, Francis Moore Hook Jan 1952

The Negro In Colonial Virginia 1619-1765, Francis Moore Hook

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Negro In Richmond On The Eve Of And During The Civil War, Gurney Holland Reid Jan 1936

The Negro In Richmond On The Eve Of And During The Civil War, Gurney Holland Reid

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Conference Of Algeciras 1906., Marjorie Lucille Rogers Jan 1933

The Conference Of Algeciras 1906., Marjorie Lucille Rogers

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.