The Real Abame
By: Michael Lloyd
The story of Abame is not based on one event in Africa, it is based on many events in which the native or indigenous tribes fought against European colonists and the natives were massacred as a result. The British had a substantial amount of influence by the 19th centaury and was confined to several regions. By the 20th centaury the British held Sierra Leone, the Gold coast, and Nigeria in the west, four in the south, and two in the east. The British colonized Africa mainly for its resources and raw materials of diamonds, gold, and rubber. The story is largely similar as the British did wipe out tribes in Africa and they did send a missionary to talk to the tribe and to try and convince them that the one true religion was Christianity. Tribes did reject the missionary's and kill them so the British did wipe out those kinds of tribes, as they believed that they were primal and couldn’t be changed. What was different is that the missionary's wouldn’t usually ride their bikes into one of the villages they would have walked or taken a different mode of transportation. Also tribes like the Abame wouldn’t just kill a man because he walked into their tribe, what would have happened is similar to the still make believe Umofia were they somewhat accept that the British are there and that they can't rid themselves of them until a later point in time, and that would be too late.
By: Michael Lloyd
The story of Abame is not based on one event in Africa, it is based on many events in which the native or indigenous tribes fought against European colonists and the natives were massacred as a result. The British had a substantial amount of influence by the 19th centaury and was confined to several regions. By the 20th centaury the British held Sierra Leone, the Gold coast, and Nigeria in the west, four in the south, and two in the east. The British colonized Africa mainly for its resources and raw materials of diamonds, gold, and rubber. The story is largely similar as the British did wipe out tribes in Africa and they did send a missionary to talk to the tribe and to try and convince them that the one true religion was Christianity. Tribes did reject the missionary's and kill them so the British did wipe out those kinds of tribes, as they believed that they were primal and couldn’t be changed. What was different is that the missionary's wouldn’t usually ride their bikes into one of the villages they would have walked or taken a different mode of transportation. Also tribes like the Abame wouldn’t just kill a man because he walked into their tribe, what would have happened is similar to the still make believe Umofia were they somewhat accept that the British are there and that they can't rid themselves of them until a later point in time, and that would be too late.