This is an abridged version of Episode 1 of our Decolonizing the Curriculum podcast. For the full story, listen to the audio above. Take a moment and picture the continent of Africa before the 15th century — precolonial Africa. What images come to mind? Perhaps you picture the Nile River, …
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