The Historical Role of British Explorers in East Africa

Explorers' Tales: Stanley Presumes – Again

“…20 It can be argued that Livingstone and Stanley represent two different phases of Europe's expansion into Africa. 21 Livingstone was shaped by the humanitarian and abolitionist belief in the transformative power of the bible and the plough formulated early in the nineteenth century before Stanley was born. This ethos emphasised the role of personal conversion and individual initiative in spreading Christianity and promoting development, and assumed that informal means would provide a sufficient framework for the task.…”