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The idea of framing Africa as "black"—whether conceptually, historically, or metaphorically—is tied to three distinct contexts: the historical invention of race, artistic movements, and linguistic metaphors.

Who did it: 17th–19th century European colonial powers, race theorists, and geographers (such as François Bernier, Carl Linnaeus, and Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
The Black Continent" Myth: European writers and cartographers mapped Africa as a place of mystery, backwardness, or "darkness" (a trope popularized in 19th-century literature like Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness). This was used to sell the narrative of a "civilizing mission" to Western audiences

  • Aug 12, 9:01

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