Cornish Worthies

Cornish Worthies

Author: Walter H. Tregellas

Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Published: 2018-04-04

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 3732634221

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Reproduction of the original: Cornish Worthies by Walter H. Tregellas


African Life and Customs

African Life and Customs

Author: Edward Wilmot Blyden

Publisher: Black Classic Press

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780933121430

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In African Life and Customs, Blyden examined the culture of "pure" Africans-- those untouched by European and Asiatic influences. He identified the family as the basic unit in African society and polygamy as the foundation of African families. He described African social systems as cooperative; everyone worked for each other. No one went without work, food, or clothing. Blyden challenged white racial theorists who held Africans were inferior and whose arguments supported their preconceived ideas. He assumed Africans to be "distinct" rather than inferior, and he analyzed African culture within the context of African social experiences.