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King Khama, Emperor Joe, and the great white queen

Victorian Britain through African eyes

by Neil Parsons

1998 322 pages eng

In 1895 three African chiefs traveled to England to persuade Queen Victoria not to give their lands to Cecil Rhodes. Appealing to the middle-class morality of Victorian society, the chiefs began a tour of the British Isles for their cause. They were remarkably successful in gaining support, eventua…

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