and plague has been and remains very influential on internal politics, policy, and growth. (Part 8) Education abroad for those blacks who could afford it as well as exposure to political activist brought to the continent The First Dance of Freedom. (p.623) Although their numbers were small, the gulf that education opened, between the elite and the preponderance of Africans (Blacks) was very large, and with time continued it growth and change. After the Independence of most states with in Africa, the dreams of becoming a continent of peaceful democratic countries evaporated. More than seventy coups occurred in the first thirty years of independence. By the 1990s few states preserved even the vestiges of democracy."(p.663)Reader analysisBreakdown of information The information provided by the author in the book gives the Reader the facts related to Africa the continent from the first known accounts. The flow information gives a description of the first vestiges of humanity from (Homo sapiens) to (Modern man). Africas and the worlds progress toward civilization throughout the book. Even with this interesting concept the book posses two questions for this reader. (1.) Would a Black African write this history in the same way as a White Anglo-Saxon Male even if he were the son of a taxi-driver? (2.) Does this difference somehow hold a cure or key to the racist problems in Africa and maybe the world? However subjective this history, the key facts seem to be supported by the evidence. It remains a useful reference for African history and the worlds saga Research documentation The research used by the biographer as noted in the references, bibliography, maps, charts, as well as the scope and detail found in the documentation employed by the creator is superb. Since John Reader is also a photojournalist many of the photos used are his own visual aid. . Bibliography The far-reach...
