Africa and the War (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Africa and the War<br><br>The Civil War in the United States was fought to decide the destiny of the Negro in America. The great war of our own day is to determine the future of the Negro in the world. Alsace-Lorraine, Belgium, the Balkans, and even Russia, all become second in importance to the overwhelming question of the possession and development of the continent of Africa. The Negro, not the Belgian or the Russian, is after all at the heart of the problem.<br><br>The aim of the present work is not to give a study of African history and tradition. That has been done within the last few years as well as it is likely to be done by Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois in his little book, "The Negro." It is not to give an account of either African exploration or colonization. For the adequate treatment of these subjects the earnest reader will of course go to such authorities as Livingstone, Schweinfurth, and Johnston.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.