Africa moved as many worlds. It still does.
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#history #blackmastodon
Image: Map of the ethnic diversity of Africa, overlaid with country borders. Source: National Geographic.
Dr. D. Elisabeth Glassco on Nostr: They were many. Not just rulers, but households, elders, children—lives lived ...
They were many. Not just rulers, but households, elders, children—lives lived inside systems of memory, labor, belief, and power that did not require a single name. So, to say “Africa is a country” is not a cartographic error. It is the residue of training—what remains after empire leaves but its grammar stays.
Africa moved as many worlds. It still does.
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#history #blackmastodon
Image: Map of the ethnic diversity of Africa, overlaid with country borders. Source: National Geographic.
Africa moved as many worlds. It still does.
1/ 7
#history #blackmastodon
Image: Map of the ethnic diversity of Africa, overlaid with country borders. Source: National Geographic.