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This is a 7 page paper discussing the multiple heritage of Africans. Throughout Africa and countries where Africans live, the heritage of the African people has been influenced by a great many factors due to slavery, colonization, religion and aspects of the African continent itself. Africans for years relied on a religion and lifestyle which was based on the enormity and diversity of their continent and because it was surrounded by water were relatively well protected from outside influences. During the era of colonization however, a great many Western influences came into Africa affecting the land and the people. The Africans were enslaved by Westerners, the Arab world and in many cases, members of other tribes. The Arabs introduced the religion of Islam while the Europeans introduced the religion of Christianity which were both infused into the traditional African religions. Today, Africans have a multiple, or triple heredity based on these three influences and despite the conflict which also ensued by the introduction of other factors which followed with colonization and slavery, have been successful in adapting to this multiple heredity.
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the African continent itself. Africans for years relied on a religion and lifestyle which was based on the enormity and diversity of their continent and because it was surrounded by
water were relatively well protected from outside influences. During the era of colonization however, a great many Western influences came into Africa affecting the land and the people. The Africans
were enslaved by Westerners, the Arab world and in many cases, members of other tribes. The Arabs introduced the religion of Islam while the Europeans introduced the religion of Christianity
which were both infused into the traditional African religions. Today, Africans have a multiple, or triple heredity based on these three influences and despite the conflict which also ensued by
the introduction of other factors which followed with colonization and slavery, have been successful in adapting to this multiple heredity. When students today
are taught about Africans and their heritage, the component of slavery has taught educators that because Africans were enslaved over the course of history by Europeans, Arabs, Swahili and other
African nations, that in a sense, Africans have a triple, or multiple heritage. One of the major researchers in this area of African triple heritage is Ali Mazrui. Mazrui, himself
born in Kenya, educated in Britain and currently teaching at Binghamton University, New York knows of what he studies (Binghamton, 2002). In a series entitled "The Africans: A Triple Heritage"
and its accompanying text "The Africans: A Reader" (1986), Mazrui outlines several central features which should be considered regarding African heritage. Firstly, Africans are greatly influenced by the continent of
Africa itself: its geography; adverse climate; importance of wind, water, and time. Despite the powerful aspects of the continent of Africa, Africans have always endured and in the process set
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