African Empires

[squirrelmadness]

Popular culture's depiction of the pre-colonial peoples of the non-European world is a shameful thing, and the prevailing view of Africa is an excellent example of this. For whatever reason, the most common viewpoint seems to be that the peoples of Africa were a race of "noble savages" who lived, child-like, in an idyllic but abysmally primitive

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Thank you very much for this information.

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Greetings and Salutations, I would like to thank you for this very informative essay dealing with the Alt-history with regards to the Steampunk genre. As a African-American who is just starting to get into steampunk I find it nice that someone has given me a model to work with in order to make my outfit come alive. At Dragon*Con in Atlanta this year there was so many outfits that showcased different steampunk styles but it only dealt with american or british victorian (ie corsets,vest). With this information I hope to put together a outfit that will mesh both the rich culture of africa and the tech of steampunk again thank you.

N'Gai Alexander Spaulding -Atlanta,Ga.